AZ - Rebekah Baptiste, 10, killed by father and girlfriend - Holbrook, 27 July 2025

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https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/1716186

the cases of the to defendants have now been combined. The judge allowed Baptiste's attorney to be removed as counsel because of an unexplained conflict. They return to court in November. A new attorney was assigned to defendant Baptiste.

 

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Court records show a client of Baptiste's original counsel was listed on a witness list.

Those documents said the person was ultimately removed from the list, but Brewer believed this was still a conflict.

"Usually, you look and see if you have any conflicts before you take a case," said Attorney Ben Taylor. "But sometimes conflicts arise in the middle of the case, and you have to go to the Judge and ask to withdraw from the case."
Trial date not yet set, new attorney appointed in Rebekah Baptiste murder case

 

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Rebekah Baptiste | Arizona Department of Child Safety

Hoping whoever prepared Rebekah's fatality summary report put more care, time and effort into the report than whoever prepared the one in Parker Scholtes case.