'Watch him f–ing burn to death': Florida mom filmed herself abusing and berating 'ugly a—' young daughter and threatening to set the child's dad on fire, police say

A Florida pistillate is down bars aft abusing her girl and threatening to acceptable the girl's begetter connected fire, Sunshine State constabulary say.

Krysten Ann Happel, 36, stands accused of 1 number of cruelty toward a child – kid maltreatment without large bodily harm, according to Lee County Sheriff's Office records. The suspect is besides charged connected an out-of-state warrant arsenic a fugitive from justness successful Georgia.

The underlying incidental occurred connected Christmas Day successful Fort Myers, according to a probable origin statement obtained by Law&Crime.

That day, Happel sent respective "disturbing" substance messages and videos to a person that progressive the defendant's young daughter, according to the Fort Myers Police Department.

"Happel sent disturbing messages, 1 including video of her verbally and physically assaulting [redacted]," the charging papers reads.

The taxable matter, however, appeared to beryllium the small girl's father, whom the suspect repeatedly referred to successful her messages arsenic "f–boy."

In 1 message, the suspect allegedly wrote:

Im gonna spell and acceptable [him] connected occurrence and ticker him f–ing pain to decease f– ass, motherf–er portion of s– and however the f– bash I adjacent f–boys person his backmost anyone wanna assistance maine retired origin I aint gonna beryllium satisfied till one f–ing termination him with my bare hands and walk the remainder of my beingness successful situation ha ha ha ha ha.

One video shows Happel "repeatedly battering" her daughter's caput by "forcefully tapping and nudging it," according to the statement.

While instrumentality enforcement censored astir each of the victim's information, the charging papers alludes to an highly young property by noting: "With [redacted] being truthful young, her cranial bones are highly susceptible to injury, on with her brain."

Additionally, the video showed the suspect "throwing a broad implicit [the girl's] full face," which constabulary assertion could person endangered her breathing.

Happel besides allegedly berated the kid connected video, constabulary said.

"Get your disfigured a— retired of here," the suspect allegedly said during the incidental involving the blanket.

Then the alleged maltreatment continued.

"This followed with Happel stating, 'someone travel get this demonized kid that came from f–boy' and much words similar specified followed behind," the charging papers goes on. "While stating such, the video showed Happel continuously battering [the girl] by forcefully tapping and nudging her head."

The probable origin connection spends important clip explaining the narration betwixt the person who received the messages and the defendant. The friend, who called constabulary asking for a wellness cheque connected the child, met Happel done her husband.

The person and her hubby had offered to assistance Happel clasp custody of the miss by providing the parent and girl with housing, instrumentality enforcement said. But, implicit time, Happel received assistance done the Salvation Army and the suspect did not request the different woman's assistance anymore, according to the charging document.

Police aboriginal recovered some Happel and the miss astatine a Salvation Army branch. There, the parent was arrested portion the miss was discovered "soaked successful her ain urine arsenic if it had been hours since she had her diaper changed last," according to the statement.

During a custodial interview, aft being Mirandized, the suspect was allegedly talkative astir the videos and messages.

"Happel admitted to doing what was displayed successful the video and she emphasized that she admitted to saying what was said and doing what was done, to [the girl]," the charging papers continues. "Happel besides took recognition for the substance messages that were sent on with the video."

The suspect is presently detained successful the Lee County Jail connected $7,500 bond. She is slated to look successful tribunal connected Jan. 26, 2026.