Babysitter charged with the murder of toddler

A BABYSITTER in the US has been charged with murder for allegedly beating a toddler to death because he soiled his pants.

The body of two-year-old Alfredo Montez, wrapped in a bedspread decorated with 101 Dalmatians, was spotted yesterday by a motorist along a Florida motorway. Police say he was killed on July 1.

The babysitter, Richard Chouquer, 23, was also charged with aggravated child abuse. His live-in girlfriend, Amandy Lawrence, 22, was charged as an accessory after the fact to murder.