By David Lohr
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"This included the use of a dog's training shock collar, beatings with leather belts, beatings with spoons, and making Summer tear pizza boxes into tiny pieces," the police reports said. "Both said the shock collar was used about five or six times, but did not seem to have the desired effect."
The report also said that Jonathan told police that Summer was a "difficult child" and that she was abusive. "Jon said he was aware that Adriana had recently bitten Summer after Summer had kicked Adriana in the chin... Adriana described Summer as defiant, a 'handful' and destructive and she wished Summer had never come to live with them."
"This is the worst case I've ever seen, and my detectives feel the same," Sgt. Joe Peterson of the department's major crimes unit told CBS News yesterday. "It's probably the worst case of abuse that any of us in hundreds of combined years in this unit have ever seen."
According to Peterson, an autopsy is currently being conducted on Summer. However, he stressed that "there are extensive injuries, so the autopsy is going to take a long time."
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| Summer and Andriana Lytle |
Adriana Lytle has a pretty descriptive profile on MySpace.com. She claims to be a 1992 graduate of Arroyo Grande High, in California, and she lists her television interests as "all the CSI shows." In the about me section, she describes her marriage and the recent addition to her family.
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| Jonathan, Jonathan Jr. and Adriana Lytle |
"There is more to me than I think anyone ever wants to know. I am a happily married (newlywed as of March 10, 2006) woman. I am also a new mom to my husband's 4-year-old daughter Summer. We also had a son on July 6, 2006. We gave Summer a baby brother on her 4th birthday. Our son is Jonathan David Lytle, II. We call him Jonny for short. We are currently saving up to move out of state..."
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