A toddler survived cancer. Then her father beat her to death, burned her and tossed her in a creek.

[DonViejo]

By Lindsey Bever September 19 at 6:30 AM

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Not 2 years old, Maddox Lawrence knew heartache. The toddler had struggled with a rare form of eye cancer — and survived. In fact, prosecutors told CBS affiliate WSTM that the attention she had been getting may have made her father jealous.

One weekend in February, Maddox went missing from her home in Upstate New York — she was last seen in a white shirt with brown puppies on it, pink pants, a teeny tiny coat and a knit hat decorated with pom-poms, authorities said at the time.

Her father, Ryan Lawrence, was missing, too. He had left a note for Maddox’s mother, suggesting that he may hurt himself or his child, police said in a statement.

Authorities issued an Amber Alert for them.

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[smirkymonkey]

1. Heartbreaking!

I will never understand how a parent could do something so horrible to his own child. I hope he rots in hell.

[JanMichael]

2. Unreal. No comment.

[Initech]

3. I don't normally advocate for the death penalty...

But this is one of those rare exceptions where I think no punishment this scumbag deserves is good enough. At the very least lock this piece of shit up and throw away the key.