A mother and her new husband faced a judge Tuesday in the death of  20-month-old Dakota Burke-Everett.

Summer Everett and her husband Chrisopher Knapp, who decided to get married 2 days after the infant died, are charged with torturing and killing the child.

Judge Bob Sherling listened intently as a detective revealed exactly what the child went through in the last few months of her short life.

Medical examiners’ notes showed the child suffered from burns, bruises and dozens of bone fractures. Internally, she had retinal hemorrhaging, cerebral edema and brain bleeds.

That head trauma is what killed the child on Jan. 8. Prosecutors said they believe Chrisopher Knapp is responsible.  (Note: Knapp’s first name is spelled without a T)

Detectives pointed out, with that amount of head trauma, effects would be immediate.

“She wouldn’t be up walking around, she wouldn’t be eating dinner, she wouldn’t be talking. It would be an immediate and catastrophic reaction,” says assistant district attorney, JoBeth Murphree.

Everett and Knapp told 911 operators they found Dakota unconscious the night she was taken to the hospital (Dec. 30). The two stood side by side in handcuffs while details emerged, both staring straight ahead.

“They are completely unremorseful. They care about themselves and themselves only,” says Lt. Paul Burch with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

Family members told investigators Summer was a good mother, until she started dating Knapp last August. They say they noticed all of the bruising toward the end of November. They also told investigators Dakota would start trembling anytime Knapp walked into the room. When he was questioned about why Dakota was bruised, detectives say he and Summer told relatives, “Dakota falls down a lot.”

“It appears that Knapp is the primary abuser, but Dakota’s mother is equally culpable because she has a duty to protect her child,” says Lt. Burch.

“If that parent knows that there are certain things happening in that child’s life, which seems apparent in this case, that could result in death, then that parent can be charged as well,” says Murphree.

Family members left without speaking, shocked at many of the disturbing details.

At the end of the hearing, Judge Sherling said, “If a prisoner of war were to sustain this kind of treatment, I feel certain there would be an international investigation.”

The case will be sent to a Grand Jury. Both Everett and Knapp’s bonds have been changed to a cash only bond of $170,000 each.