Those images of Charlise are heartbreaking. She was such a lovely little girl with her whole life ahead of her, and she was prepared to love both her mother and her potential stepfather even though neither of them earned it.
I notice some commenters under the Daily Mail article are attacking the grandparents. I wish people would ease off. They gave Charlise a stable, loving home. They made one mistake, with the best of intentions, and they'll be dealing with regret and unimaginable grief for the rest of their lives.
I was going to say "they'll be dealing with the consequences," but I think it's important to remember that this murder was not a consequence of an unwise decision by her grandparents, or even a consequence of Kallista's flagrant neglect. It was a vile act perpetrated by one vile man who deserves the entirety of the blame for Charlise's death. I hope he never sees the light of day again, so at least we know other children won't have to cross his path.
Unfortunately, he's not alone. I have had to deal with Meth head parents in work and the poor kids, what they have to deal with, dysfunctional family life including the dealers.
The poor little girl should never have left her grandparents, unless under supervision.
They were trying to do the right thing, so Charlise could see her mother and keep the bond going.
But both Kallista and Justin's brains are cooked through years of drugs abuse and couldn't be trusted
Kallista should never have left her daughter with Justin, and she was 80km away !
Goodness knows what else he could have done to her
The mother Kallista in 2016 killed her friend in a car that left the road while she had Ice in her system, while trying to overtake a truck, had to swerve from two oncoming cars and then went into a river
She spent two years in prison
Whatever this grub gets, Is not going to be enough, for what he did !
I am sure the prisoners will eventually get hold of him as they have their own unwritten rules inside
An emotional apology and vow 'not to waste my life' by Kallista Mutten, the mother of allegedly murdered nine-year-old schoolgirl Charlise, over the car accident that killed a friend has come to light.
www.dailymail.co.uk