A Benton County murder case was transferred to Webster County on Wednesday.

Kourtney Aumen faces eight charges including first-degree murder in connection to the death of a 4-year-old girl.

Aumen is one of four people charged in the death of the child, Jessica Mast. Mary Mast, the child's mother, is also charged, but her defense argued she was a victim of torture for more than several months before the death of her child.

Aumen and others allegedly "made Mary pee and drink it. They burned Mary with a lighter. They made Mary sleep in a chicken coop," her attorney said.

Mary Mast was charged with endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death. While she faced these charges, Aumen and others were involved with torturing her months before the incident.

The case is set for a jury tr

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