{"id":178646,"date":"2026-03-05T01:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178646\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:33:08","slug":"central-florida-man-beat-toddler-to-death-to-shut-her-up-investigators-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178646\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida man beat toddler to death to shut her up, investigators say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Marion County man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/toddlers-death-leads-homicide-charge-marion-county-man\/5ELGREDLE5EFFMMX5R2DZOUREU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:now charged with murder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">now charged with murder<\/a> for the February death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown hit her because he wanted her to stop making noise, another child inside the home told investigators in the hours after Paisley\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jeroen Coombs\u2019 new booking sheet released after prosecutors upgraded his charge from Aggravated Child Abuse included other details about the death and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/mother-3-year-old-killed-marion-county-trailer-under-investigation\/G7ARFEEKANE4RD25J4LWNT2NNU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ongoing abuse of all the children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ongoing abuse of all the children<\/a> residing in the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coombs handcuffed some of the older children daily inside their room, which was really the closet connected to the adults\u2019 bedroom, the child claimed in their interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One child said he heard Coombs telling the girl to shut up as he hit her, and knew what the sound of punches sounded like because it was a regular occurrence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also said Coombs left Paisley face up under a running bathtub faucet, which Coombs said was an attempt to revive her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators said the girl was dead by the time Coombs FaceTimed the girl\u2019s mother, a half hour after the mother said she heard her daughter\u2019s voice over the phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neither Coombs nor the mother, who remains under investigation, could explain why neither of them called 911 for 40 minutes after that FaceTime call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators said the two, who started dating in October, moved in together in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coombs is charged with second-degree murder. 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