Mom, dad face trial in abuse case Daughter, 6, was tied to her bed

DURANGO - A Bayfield couple will be tried on charges of child abuse resulting in the death of their 6-year-old adopted daughter. La Plata County Judge Martha Minot ruled Friday there was enough evidence against Sandra and Dennis Evers to order they stand trial. Minot said she reached that decision in part because of the couple's conflicting statements about the circumstances of the girl's death. No trial date was scheduled. Minot, who issued the...

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