Family of child abuse victim wants justice

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UNION COUNTY, N.C. — The family of Kilah Davenport is once again calling for justice.

 The medical examiner determined the 4-year old died from pneumonia due to complications of remote blunt-force head injuries.

Those injuries were from her stepfather Joshua Houser. He was convicted of felony child abuse in February.

Kilah's family told Eyewitness News reporter Tina Terry he should face more charges.

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"She just had the greatest personality, overflowing personality," her grandmother Leslie Davenport said.

She can't help but think about the life her granddaughter should have had.

"She won't catch lightning bugs. She won't run through the sprinkler again. She won't see her little brother and sister," Leslie Davenport said.  

She read her granddaughter's autopsy report Thursday.

"She is dead because of what he did," Leslie Davenport said. "I want justice to be served. I want Kilah to not be forgotten."

Channel 9 spoke with the Union County district attorney to find out what if any upgraded charges Houser could face.

The DA said no decision will be made until his office can review the autopsy and talk to doctors and law enforcement officers involved in this case.