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Couple Accused of Beating Son to Death for Not Reading Bible

By Louise Boyle, DAILY MAIL

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Roderick Arrington, seven, was covered in bruises and open wounds when he was brought unconscious to hospital in Las Vegas where he later died.

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    The boy's stepfather Markiece Palmer, 34, and his mother Dina Palmer, 27, admitted repeated beating the boy with a belt and paddle.

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December 4, 2012 Updated Dec 4, 2012 at 11:53 AM PDT

A seven-year-old Las Vegas boy has been beaten to death by his stepfather and mother for not reading his Bible, authorities said.

Markiece Palmer, 34, and Dina Palmer, 27, were charged with murder last week along with other counts of child abuse and neglect.

Roderick Arrington, seven, was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas last Thursday unconscious and with brain swelling. He died the following day.

Second-grader Roderick recently moved to Las Vegas from Illinois, where he had been living with his father and grandmother.

Markiece Palmer told police he had spanked the child for lying about reading a Bible verse and failing to finish his homework. He said the boy then slipped and hit his head.

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