A 9-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found in the basement of a Monument home in May had been beaten with a belt for soiling herself and then allowed to linger near death for two days before possibly being buried alive, an arrest affidavit states.
Monique Lynch was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of Genesis Sims. Lynch faces a possible life sentence.
Lynch and the girl’s father, Hanif Sims, were arrested in early July after months on the run. Both initially were accused of child abuse resulting in death.
Sims still faces that charge along with concealing a body and tampering with evidence and faces up to 51 years in prison. Lynch also has been charged with child abuse resulting in death, concealing a body and tampering with evidence.
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