Many social media users called for the stepfather to be punished severely for the crime. “This is just horrible!! This beautiful little girl was a typical five year old. She was hungry so she asked for food. I hope the people in prison have a little surprise for him. Let the prisoners take care of him. I hope they beat him to a pulp and let him lay there in pain and misery,” one reader commented on Facebook. “He should go to prison for life and never be around kids again.this was premeditated because of how he despised of the body and all. A 5 year old will aggrivate but the parent or stepparent has to be able to handle it.plain and simple.i had 3 and I didn’t hurt one,” another added.
According to the prosecutors, the defendant reportedly admitted to killing his 5-year-old step-daughter because she said she was hungry. The defendant, Thomas, told investigators that he stabbed 5-year-old Lunna to death. “What was so awful about Luna today that you had to kill her?” investigators asked Thomas. “I told her it wasn’t dinner time,” Thomas said. He went on to explain that Luna went to his room to tell him that he was hungry, to which he responded by trying to get her to leave. She proceeded to sit down on the floor, and Thomas pushed her towards the door.
“It tipped me over the edge,” he said. “She gave me more attitude.” Thomas then picked the girl up by the shoulder and put her down on the floor before sitting on top of her and stabbing her in the chest several times. “What’d she do when you stabbed her?” the lead investigator asked. “She cried, and she coughed,” he responded. “Not very long.” In court, Thomas’ attorney attempted to have first-degree child abuse charges dropped, which would have left Thomas still facing a sentence for second-degree murder. However, Thomas was ultimately convicted of all charges.
“If you look at the circumstances surrounding this killing and ask: ‘When did the defendant premeditate, when did he reflect, when did he have time to think twice?’ Every step of the way,” Assistant Prosecutor Alen argued in court, WSYM reported. “Because before he knocked to the ground a 40-pound 5-year-old girl, he had time to think.” Ladies and gentlemen, we are republishing this story in light of recent reports that show child abuse has significantly increased during the pandemic.