Dad beats 2-year-old daughter to death during her two-week visit (Baltimore, Maryland)

We've reported on dad TYRONE HAMBER 3rd a couple of times now. Hamber has now been jailed for beating his 2-year-old daughter to death with a belt, and he has basically admitted doing so. Now we find out that he killed the little girl because she let his dogs in the house. What an @$$hole.

And another interesting fact--the murder took place while the little girl had been visiting her father for two weeks. So whose idea was this? The mother's? Or the family court's? I'm still trying to figure out if the "girlfriend" who filed for an order of protection last year (and was denied) was this girl's mother. Wouldn't surprise me.

http://wjz.com/local/melody.tania.hamber.2.1642790.html

Apr 19, 2010 5:57 pm US/Eastern

Father Admits To Hitting Toddler Before Her Death Reporting
Mary Bubala BALTIMORE (WJZ)

Baltimore police have charged a father with the death of his 2-year-old daughter. It happened Saturday in East Baltimore.

Mary Bubala reports the father is now behind bars.

Police say Melonie Hamber was severely beaten inside a rowhome on East Hoffman Street. Her father, Tyrone Hamber, 22, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder.

Police say he admitted to disciplining the girl with a belt after she let his dogs in the house.

"The father had told the little girl not to let the dogs in the house, but of course, she being 2-years-old, she let the dogs in the house just by opening the door and the father started disciplining her by beating her with a belt and unfortunately, that resulted in her death," said Det. Donny Moses, Baltimore Police spokesperson.

Initially police charged Hamber with first- and second-degree child abuse after he confessed to striking her, but the medical examiner found other injuries and ruled Melonie's death a homicide.

The medical examiner also saw signs of earlier abuse.

"The baby had injuries that appear to be healing from prior abuse, in addition to injuries she had sustained in this incident," Moses said.

Police say Melonie had been staying with her father for two weeks.

Hamber is being held with bond.