Arrest: Couple taken in by police after beating death of 2-year-old foster child

There is not a punishment invented yet that is horrendus enough for their actions leading up to this childs death.

The only silver lining is that she will forever rest in Gods arms, where they can never harm her again.

I use to play high school football with guy,Crenshaw High. He was a little"weird"....

how many more children will the social services allow molested, abused and butchered until they decide to stop letting this lovely couple murder little children...may our government rot in hell

DCFS is totally inconsistent and, at times, incompetent with how they handle cases of child abuse. DCFS and the foster care system are in need of a major overhaul.

This is one of the saddest stories i've ever read.Please people stop killing the babies!!!

Guy who and what year

I am so sad to know that a mother could use a hammer on a child. I did not know anyone could be so damn cruel. I know that the little girl could never win against those grown up people who beat her. I pray for her soul and I know she is never going to feel any hate or pain again. To the Foster mother and her boyfriend--I hope you are put under the jail or at the very least you two are put to death. As for the DCSF- Many years have passed and they are still putting children in abusive foster homes-they always say that they have too many cases and that they are overwhelmed-Well we the people are overwhelmed with the death of all these children--let some of these unemployed people come in and volunteer and get some on the job training and clear up some of the paper work so these kids can stop being murdered by their foster parents.!!!!!

One more time...when you put your need for a man over the needs of the innocents in your care, you are not a victim. You are an accomplice. You are a loser. You are accountable. The differences we so wish not to see are not always about race or age or economic status. They are about choices, they are about priorities. Kiana and James may you get all the "love" you seek in the pen. Prisoners don't like child abusers. Viola RIP, you were wronged.

I only scanned the information. It seems that an accident scared the people causing them to avoid or run from their civic responsibilities..in these times that is understandable. There seems to be a lot of 'creative judgement' from those not there and not involved. I do not think the reporting of the Times did anything to credit the fourth estate. It is not necessary to enter the ethnic or culture of the person..the color of the person is blatent profiling and obvious bigot pandering (unless intrinsic to the story). The child encountered tragedy at a very young age. That she is dead is horrible. That she was in that position should be looked at.

Query: why does the writer of this article mention that these people are "black"?

I haven't seen any LA Times articles write, "Jane Green, a white woman..."

Since this incident isn't racially motivated, it seems strange and sadly backwards to mention their ethnicity in the story. Frankly, I'm surprised the editors let that go.

we are african americans for 1 month, then we become blacks and ni**ers the rest of the year.. shame on the L.A. TIMES and FOX.. Crenshaw high 1989 Tim C..

I wanted to address the commenters questioning why the race of the individuals arrested in connection with Kiana's death was given in this report. Since its start in 2007, the Homicide Report has included the race/ethnicity of both the victims and, when known, those accused or convicted in the killings. We do this for all races so there are more than 3,000 examples of people described as white, Asian, black, and Latino throughout the Homicide Report. The decision to include race, which is a departure from the newspaper's typical practice, was made because violence in L.A. County disproportionately affects minority groups and the goal of this project is to provide the most complete picture of homicide in this county. For more information about the decision to include race/ethnicity please use the link below to the FAQ "Why does the Homicide Report give the race of victims and suspects?" or click here: http://projects.latimes.com/homicide/about/#race

TO: Megan Garvey/LA Times
Your comments & thinking is not what it should be.....and you and the Times are dead wrong on this issue!!!

— JK Schavemaker, does it bother you that factual information regarding the racial identity of all concerned is reported?

Perhaps you're embarrassed about something?

i just hope the justice system gives them what is coming to them,,a child is a gift of life that people should cherish not hurt them it bothers me to hear when a child is hurt in any matter,,,

You guys obviously arent familiar with the homicide report. They have always been stating the persons race whether they are a victim or a suspect... since 2007. They are just putting all the facts..why would it bother you? It is what it is.

Are you guys really just concerned about why they put the ethnicity/race? That is not even the real issue here. You guys have no moral and no heart the real issue here is the death of Kiana not about the ethnicity I have seen plenty of reports that reveal the ethnicity of the person you should check again and be a little more prepared when making accustaions. By the way it's SHAME ON YOU for being more concerned about superficial things than the death of this poor little innocent child. She at least won't be suffering here in this world. She is in good care now with God.

The only people that are offended that ethnicity is mentioned are the few who are more concerned with political correctness then being informed about the groups and neighborhoods crime is disproportionately affecting.