UPDATE: SUMMERS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A four-year-old was found dead on Tuesday with multiple stab wounds.
According to WCHS-TV, Court records said a Summers County couple were charged with murdering their 4-year-old daughter after they plotted to kill the girl and the husband stabbed her.
Rusty and Rebakah Weikle, both 30, of Forest Hill were arrested after the body of the child was found about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Barger Springs Road in Forest Hill, State Police said.
When a trooper arrived at the scene, he saw the child laying in a small bed with a large laceration across her throat, according to a criminal complaint filed in Summers County Magistrate Court.
The complaint said that the couple committed the murder in the early morning hours. According to the complaint, the couple laid in the bed together while the child lay dead in another room of the home. They called 911 about 8:25 a.m.
State Police said an investigation found that Rusty Weikle conspired with Rebakah Weikle to murder their daughter by stabbing her in the chest four times and slashing her throat.
The complaint said Rebakah Weikle reported that Rusty Weikle left their bedroom and after a long period of time returned and told her he “took care of the problem.” She said Rusty Weikle killed their daughter, and she assisted him in cleaning the blood from the girl.
According to the complaint, Rebakah Weikle didn’t render any aid to the girl or attempt to call emergency services.
The couple is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse resulting in death, child neglect resulting in death and conspiracy. They are currently being held at the Southern Regional Jail.
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 8:26 am, members of the Hinton Detachment and Summers County Sheriff’s Office responded to Barger Springs Road in the Forest Hill area of Summers County in reference to a death investigation.
Once on scene, a four year old female victim was found deceased. Investigators were able to determine, the victim’s father, Rusty Weikle, and mother, Rebekah Weikle, both age 30 of Forest Hill, West Virginia were responsible for the victim’s death.
Rusty and Rebekah Weikle have been charged with First Degree Murder, Child Abuse Resulting in Death, Child Neglect Resulting in Death, and Conspiracy.
This investigation remains active and ongoing.
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SUMMERS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An investigation is underway after a child was murdered.
Summers County Sheriff Justin Faris tells LOOTPRESS that the West Virginia State Police is investigating after a child was murdered.
Details about the murder have not been revealed. Faris says one person has been arrested.
Stay with LOOTPRESS for more updates as they become available.