HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (WKRC) – A mother allegedly beat her 7-year-old daughter nearly to the point of death after believing she had disrespected her, with the child’s father doing nothing to stop the attack.<\/p>\n
Officers were sent to a residence on December 2 regarding an unresponsive 7-year-old, according to court documents obtained by local outlet WXIN<\/a>. The child’s mother, 33-year-old Jennifer Revis, allegedly told police that her daughter was having a seizure and had been bitten by the dog.<\/p>\n After the 7-year-old was brought to a hospital, doctors discovered multiple bruises across her body along with “significant brain damage” that indicated the injuries were “non-accidental,” the outlet reported. The child was not expected to survive her injuries, according to local outlet WPTA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police interviewed Jennifer and the girl’s father, 28-year-old Ryan Revis, but each parent reportedly pointed the finger at the other.<\/p>\n During Ryan’s interview, he said Jennifer hit the child on multiple occasions, but that he did not act on it because he did not think the abuse was “life-threatening.” He allegedly later admitting to hitting the child himself in the weeks prior.<\/p>\n “Ryan admitted that he overlooked signs of escalating abuse due to fear of confrontation and fear of losing (his other kids),” the affidavit said, according to WXIN.<\/p>\n Jennifer initially told police that the child started having a seizure during an argument about pushing her brother, but later confessed to beating “the sh– out of her two days ago,” referring to an incident before the alleged seizure.<\/p>\n “I see rage bro,” Jennifer said, according to WPTA. “When she talks to me like that, I just see rage, I don’t know.”<\/p>\n Police asked what the child said to make Jennifer angry, and she was reportedly only able to provide “vague” descriptions of how she felt disrespected. She allegedly admitted to beating the girl with a hammer and punching her, leading to her unresponsiveness.<\/p>\n