Skyla Brooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 month old Skyla Brooks died at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Kurt Vomberg said he called emergency personnel to his home stating that Skyla had been choking and he shook her pretty hard in an effort to save her, but the doctor said, “That’s not possible”.  Skyla was pronounced dead at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Oklahoma.

 

The abuse suffered by Skyla included being smacked so hard on the forehead, that it left knuckle marks in the form of bruises. Skyla had been bitten over most of her body, had broken bones both old and new. Skyla was also burned with a cigarette over most of her body, she had numerous bruises and torn skin as a result of having been sexually assaulted.

The official cause of Skyla’s death is listed as Shaken Baby Syndrome. Kurt Vomberg Jr., and Skyla mother, Tammy Brooks, were arrested and held in jail on first degree murder and lewd molestation charges in connection with Skyla’s death. Kurt Vomberg Jr. was sentenced to 35 years in prison for second degree murder after pleading guilty. Tammy Brooks, Skyla’s mother, was given 20 years for child neglect.