Since becoming a parent, I can't read things like this without mentally placing my own kids in the story and picturing it happening to them. It makes what is already difficult to read and think about much much worse. I can't imagine such a thing. I can't imagine the pain and suffering of having this happen to my loved ones. If the 23 year old is guilty of this crime, his punishment should be to be placed in solitary confinement for life with a photo of that little girl and her parents on his wall.
This is a parent’s nightmare. Losing a child to an accident or a disease would be bad enough, but this? I just can’t imagine. And I can’t stop thinking about it.