By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 16:37 EST, 11 July 2013 | UPDATED: 02:41 EST, 12 July 2013 A California man accused of murdering his 6-week-old baby girl last year had allegedly tortured the special needs child nearly from birth, it was revealed during a Wednesday court hearing. Aaron Rowe, 23, of Visalia, has been charged with a single count of murder with a special circumstance of torture, which is punishable by the death penalty or a life sentence without parole. Rowe's 22-year-old wife, Courtney, faces a charge of failure to protect a child from abuse, with a special allegation of willful harm to a child.
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Aaron Rowe, 23, charged with murder in the November 2012 slaying of his 6-week-old daughter, Peyton
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Baby Peyton was born with Turner syndrome, which can cause physical deformities and serious conditions like infertility later in life
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Autopsy showed infant died from blunt force trauma and had numerous older fractures from prolonged abuse
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Courtney Rowe, 22, accused of child endangerment for failing to protect daughter
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