Action News has new information on the 7 year old girl from Paradise who investigators say was beaten to death by her adoptive parents. On Tuesday, the autopsy results were released. The coroner's report shows Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz's 7 year old daughter died from Rhabdomyolsis.
The condition is a rapid breakdown of muscle tissue that releases by-products into the bloodstream, damaging the kidneys. Prosecutors say the girl's parents repeatedly hit her with a plastic pipe as a form of punishment. The couple's 11 year old daughter was also hospitalized with kidney damage but has since recovered. She is in foster care along with their seven other children.
Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz are due back in court Thursday where they are expected to enter a plea. Tuesday would have been the late girl's 8th birthday.
