LYNN HAVEN (AP) – A Panhandle man is facing charges of murder and aggravated child abuse in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter.

Lynn Haven police arrested Dennis Peewee Creamer yesterday. Police say Creamer, 25, told them during questioning that he kicked Haleigh Marie Cain in the stomach on Dec. 7 and repeatedly beat her head against a wall before placing her on a bed and leaving her there.