Overview

• Amber Lee Leary, 29, and Tyrel Scott Belone, 28, were formally charged July 9 with attempted aggravated murder, child torture and aggravated child abuse, all first-degree felonies under Utah law.
• Prosecutors say Belone threw the girl onto a mattress with such force that she rebounded into a wall, sustaining a skull fracture and brain bleed.
• Court documents detail Belone’s admission to spanking, hitting and punching the child out of frustration over potty-training regression and a June 22 text threat to “murder her.”
• Leary is accused of remaining present during the assaults, failing to seek immediate help and delaying medical care despite her mother’s warning to call 911.
• If convicted, each defendant faces five years to life in prison, and District Attorney Sim Gill urged parents under stress to seek support before harm occurs.