A lawyer for a Utah woman accused of trying to conceal her slain toddler's injuries with makeup says the girl's parents want permission to attend her funeral.
The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports attorney Susanne Gustin said Thursday she expects to request a furlough from jail for 22-year-old Brenda Emile after authorities release the girl's body.
Judge Michael DiReda says he'd be unlikely to allow it, given the allegations against Emile and her husband, 25-year-old Miller Costello.
They are both charged with aggravated murder in the death of 3-year-old Angelina Costello.
The couple is accused of recording cellphone videos of themselves taunting the malnourished girl with food as her condition worsened over the last year and a half.
She was found dead on July 6, covered with burns, bruises and cuts.
Brenda Emile appears in the 2nd District Court in Ogden on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Emile and Miller Costello have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of their 3-year-old daughter. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)
Miller Costello appears in the 2nd District Court in Ogden on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Costello and Brenda Emile have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of their 3-year-old daughter. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)
Miller Costello, left, and Brenda Emile, right, appear before Judge Michael DiReda in the 2nd District Court in Ogden on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Costello and Emile have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of their 3-year-old daughter. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)
Miller Costello appears in the 2nd District Court in Ogden on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Costello and Brenda Emile have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of their 3-year-old daughter. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)