By Brian Duffy | March 4, 2019 at 11:07 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 11:07 PM

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The prosecution put several witnesses on the stand Monday, including day care workers and the father of the victim, all alleging a pattern of abuse that was observed before Aniya Day-Garrett’s untimely death.

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Aniya Day-Garrett murder trial: Sierra Day looks on as testimony paints unsettling picture

Sierra Day and Deonte Lewis who are accused of aggravated murder in the death of 4-year-old Aniya.

A day care worker, during emotional testimony, said Aniya came in one day with a nasty cut on her nose. The worker asked Aniya what happened. “She said ‘Mommy pushed me,’ and I said ‘Mommy pushed you?’ And she said ‘Down some steps, mommy pushed me.’ ”

On another occasion, the day care worker noticed dried blood and blisters on Aniya’s head. “She said ‘Mommy hit me, mommy hurt me.’ She just kept saying over and over, ‘Mommy hit me, mommy hurt me.’ ”

The day care worker at that point insisted the day care director call the police. Aniya was eventually taken to Euclid General Hospital where Cuyahoga County social workers and the police questioned Sierra Day.

Dramatic testimony today in murder trial of Sierra Day and Deonte Lewis. They are accused of the aggravated murder of Aniya Day-Garrett. Multiple witnesses testify of a pattern of alleged abuse. @cleveland19news pic.twitter.com/EoPLsd2sgo

— Brian Duffy (@brianduffy19) March 5, 2019

Another day care worker, who also worked as a babysitter, testified that Aniya showed up at her home with a black eye. “I asked Aniya and she was straightforward: 'Mommy hit me.” Sierra Day, when questioned, blamed the baby sitter for the injury.

Sierra Day quietly listened to the testimony all day, and silently shook her head

According to Euclid police, Aniya was abused as far back as 2015.
The reports allege:
September 2015 – A bruised face; looked like a hand print.
October 22, 2015 - Another bruised faced which daycare workers say left Aniya in tears all day long.
More came in 2016.
September 12, 2016 - Bruises to her face, eye and arm.
September 21, 2016 – More bruises to her face and eyes.
October 25, 2016 - Bump on the head; Aniya crying.
December 1, 2016 - A bruised eye; Aniya said her mother had hit her.
December 2, 2016 - More bruises and cries that her mother was abusing her.
December 6, 2016 - Left elbow scar. again, Aniya said her mother hit her.
December 27, 2016 - Forehead bruise. More claims of abuse by her mother.
And the abuse reports continued last year.
January 18, 2017 - More facial injuries.
February 10, 2017 - Another black eye; Aniya blames mother.
March 14, 2017 - A busted lip.
May 15, 2017 - A nose injury.
May 18, 2017 - More head injuries and dried blood.

Nathan Griffith Arrested Again!

Arrested Again!

Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans and ex Nathan Griffith are no strangers to having run ins with the law, as both have had several arrests. Today seems to fall into line with that, as Griffith has been arrested again, this time for burglary and domestic violence! Read on for details.

Nathan Griffith Arrested Again Burglary and Domestic Violence

According to police records, Griffith was arrested today and charged with “first degree burglary” and “criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravate.”
Here is a copy of the report and mugshot:


As fans of the Teen Mom 2 franchise know, Griffith was arrested back in June for charges involving being disorderly while drunk (read about that here).  
Stay tuned as we are sure there will be more updates to this story, and we will be sure to keep you posted as more details emerge.

4 year old Aniya Day Starved Beaten & Burned to Death...

 

 

Aniya Day-Garrett’s suffering prolonged before death at hands of her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, prosecutor tells jury

Updated Feb 28, 2019;Posted Feb 28, 2019

Sierra Day, right, prays during opening statements in the trial where she and her boyfriend, Deonte Lewis, left, face charges of aggravated murder in the death of Day's 4-year-old daughter, Aniya Day-Garrett.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Four-year-old Aniya Day-Garrett went through “prolonged” suffering before she died in March 2018 of a stroke triggered by a beating, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday.

Euclid firefighters found the girl’s stiff, cold and emaciated body beneath a running air conditioner in the Euclid apartment building where she lived with her mother, Sierra Day, and Day’s boyfriend, Deonte Lewis.

“We will prove to you that both of these individuals killed this child,” Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Anna Faraglia told jurors during opening statements in the trial of Day and Lewis. “It was a long, prolonged death.”

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