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The harrowing ordeal of a young girl who was subjected to escalating physical, emotional and sexual abuse by her own mother has been described as the 'worst case of child abuse' ever witnessed by authorities. The tragic tale culminated in the murder of the six-year-old child by her mother, leaving family members and the public reeling from the shocking death. ‌

In November 1995, the brutal murder of Elisa Izquierdo took place in Manhattan, New York City. The little girl, who was her father's 'princess', died from a brain haemorrhage inflicted by her own mother, Awilda Lopez, following prolonged child abuse throughout 1994 and 1995. ‌

Awilda Lopez was battling a crack cocaine addiction when baby Elisa was born on February 11, 1989, at Woodhull Hospital in New York. Due

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