The woman accused of fatally injuring three-year-old Brook Stagles took the stand in her own defense today. Erica Bell testified to an upbringing that included physical abuse and a history of drug use starting at the age of 14. Erica Bell testified she was in an abusive relationship with Brook’s father, Michael Stagles. She said […]
The father of three-year-old Brook Stagles will go on trial September 25th in connection with her death. Trial was set today for Michael Stagles, who is charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide in his daughter’s death. His girlfriend, Erica Bell, is charged with murder for beating the little girl so badly that she died. She […]
Michael Stagles and his girlfriend, Erica Bell, will go on trial together for the death of three-yeear-old Brook Stagles. Both were in court today, where their trial was set for July and the judge refused defense requests to deny statements they made about the girl’s death to Child Protective Services. Bell is charged with murder […]