Male Nurse Pleads Guilty After Attacking Daughter in Utah

A male nurse pleaded guilty yesterday after a terrifying attack on his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter at their Sandy home near Salt Lake City. Tyrel Belone, twenty-nine years old, admitted to attempted aggravated murder in a plea deal involving Clover. He had texted the child's mother days earlier saying he intended to kill her before violence erupted inside that house.

The little girl was found unresponsive on June 28, 2025, around seven in the morning with bruises covering her body. Court documents describe how Belone picked up Clover and threw her onto a mattress after she defecated in the corner of the room. She ricocheted off the bed and struck the wall hard where her head met the surface. He told investigators later that he checked on her and found she was breathing fine with a steady heart rate even though she would not respond to anyone.

Belone called Clover's mother Amber Leary while she drove to work asking her to come home immediately then contacted his own mother Ginger who authorities suspect made the call to 911. You have to take her to the hospital or both of you will go to jail his mother told Leary according to court filings. Leary, a licensed nursing assistant, said Belone would not let her dial for help claiming she would send him to jail if she called police.

What if she died the mother allegedly asked before he replied She will be fine according to documents from the case. Prior to this June 2025 incident Leary told authorities that Belone had been pleasant and nice until frustration grew over potty training issues when Clover would cry or soil herself. On June 22, 2025 he texted her stating I am going to murder her then hours later sent another message threatening to crack her skull because they could not live together with her being like this.

When Leary returned home she found her child covered in bruises with severely swollen eyes and a large mark on the right side of her head. When she asked about the injuries Belone replied it had been an awful day since she was s**ting and pissing everywhere according to records collected by investigators. Days later Leary came back to find a triangle-shaped bruise on Clover's head where he claimed he hit the child with an ice pack instead of admitting his actions.

Phone records show Belone threatening to leave Leary if she did not find Clover a new home just days before this near-fatal incident occurred. These issues have been ongoing and you refuse to acknowledge them but now theyve come to a breaking point and youre still ignoring the problem he wrote on June 21, 2025 in messages obtained by police. Ill pack my stuff today and leave when you get home so you can deal with the retarded child who just bit my face and rubbed her shit everywhere.

The next day he messaged his girlfriend stating She has s**t in her mouth and she is f**king screaming before adding I am going to murder her and She needs to go. I am trying the mother replied according to court documents before he responded by saying She is acting completely feral and I am going to break her nose followed by a threat that he was about to crack her skull. In the days prior the nurse told investigators that the girl would often take off her diaper and use the restroom on the floor instead of training properly.

This case highlights how quickly domestic tensions can escalate into life-threatening violence when someone feels trapped in an abusive relationship with no way out. Communities must recognize warning signs like threats sent via text messages before they turn deadly for innocent children caught in the middle. Belone's confession comes after a mother fought to protect her child from repeated abuse while facing impossible choices about calling police or staying silent. The risk of harm to vulnerable families remains high when partners isolate each other from support networks during these dark times.

Court documents reveal that the defendant struck the child hard across the cheekbones and delivered blows to her sides. Spanking was also admitted as part of the physical assault. The accused claimed the victim would bite him while he tried to clean up a mess, noting that at least one instance involved the child gouging his nose.

Clover sustained serious injuries on June 28, 2025, forcing an air ambulance to airlift her to the hospital. Doctors induced a coma to save her life because she suffered a complex skull fracture and severe hemorrhaging. Without immediate medical intervention, she would have died from those wounds. ABC 4 reported this critical timeline of events.

In a plea deal detailed by ABC 4, Belone agreed to plead guilty to attempted aggravated murder. This move came with the dismissal of charges for aggravated child abuse and child torture. He faces sentencing on December 2 and is expected to receive a prison term ranging from 15 years to life in custody.

Leary stands accused of similar crimes, including attempted aggravated murder, aggravated child abuse, and child torture. Her legal team has set a pre-trial conference for October 5. The community watches closely as the justice system weighs these severe allegations against two individuals who caused immense harm to an innocent child.