An Ogden woman was charged Monday in the beating death of a 3-year-old girl.
Victoria A. Thornton, 30, was arraigned on a first-degree felony murder charge before 2nd Circuit Judge Parley Baldwin. Thornton will now appear before the judge on Tuesday for a bond hearing. A preliminary hearing date will then be set.Thornton was arrested after Keanna Cowper was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Friday evening. An autopsy report indicated the child died of injuries sustained in a beating.
Cowper had been living with Thornton while Cowper's mother was serving time in the state prison.