Girlfriend 'kills partner's four-year-old daughter in a fit of rage following late-night argument at their apartment'



A woman allegedly killed her boyfriend's young daughter in a fit of rage following an argument, according to police.



Laura Lea Kolb, 36, has been charged with first-degree felony injury to a child after Taylor Moore, four, died at the home they shared in Santa Fe, Texas in the early hours of Saturday. More charges are expected to be brought against Kolb.



She lived with boyfriend Kevin Moore and his two daughters from an earlier relationship in the apartment.



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Temper: Laura Lea Kolb is accused of killing her boyfriend's four-year-old daughter in fit of anger after an argument at their Santa Fe apartment

A neighbor told khou.com , that the couple had been arguing in the early hours when Moore left his apartment around 3am. It is believed by police that the couple had been drinking.



Jody Herrington who lives downstairs said that Kolb appeared briefly, stumbled and went back inside.

Mr Herrington said : ' She kept hollering ''Kevin''... And it was like an hour later, all the sirens come up.'

The father returned to the apartment but came out carrying his daughter's limp body a short time later.



Emergency services were called but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene around 5am.



Kolb has admitted to throwing the little girl on to the bed and is being held on $250,000 bond.



Tragedy: The father returned to his apartment to find his daughter Taylor unresponsive

In memory: Teddy bears and candles are laid for the little girl who died in her own home this weekend allegedly at the hands of her father's girlfriend



