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Trial ordered in abuse death of 3-year-old Utah girl described as ‘holocaust victim’

Miller Eric Costello & Brenda Emile will go to trial to face a first-degree felony.

OGDEN, Utah (KSL.com) — A couple has been ordered to stand trial on an aggravated murder charge in the abuse death of their daughter, who was found so malnourished and neglected she was compared to a holocaust victim.

In an order filed Friday following a hearing earlier in the week, 2nd District Judge Michael DiReda found there was probable cause to support the first-degree felony charge, outlining the prolonged abuse and neglect that was so extensive, no single cause of death could be pinpointed in the death of 3-year-old Angelina Costello.

According to evidence presented during a preliminary hearing in February, Angelina experienced “extreme emaciation” and extensive “non-accidental trauma” while in the care of her parents, Miller Eric Costello, 26, and his wife Brenda Emile, 23, DiReda wrote in his decision.

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