By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:27 EST, 24 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:51 EST, 24 August 2012 . The last words of a three-year-old girl who was taken to the emergency room covered in bruises and bite marks were, ‘Papa, I hate you,’ according to court documents. Carmen Ellis, a beaming little girl with big brown eyes, was taken off life support Wednesday after succumbing to her injuries. Jose Cruz, the boyfriend of Carmen Ellis’ mother, told investigators that he lost his temper with the girl, beating the toddler repeatedly with a belt and shaking her, the documents read. Scroll down for video . Tragic end: Little Carmen Ellis, 3, left, was found in her mother's home unresponsive and covered in bruises and was later taken off life support; her mother's boyfriend, Jose Cruz, right, has been arrested over her death . Life cut short: Carmen, pictured in a pink Barbie Jeep, was described by her grandmother as full of love . Cruz said that he ‘blanked out’ and ‘lost it’ after Carmen began vomiting, according to the documents obtained by Indystar.com. Her mother, Samantha Ellis, told . investigators that Cruz insisted her daughter would heal on her own and . did not want to take her to the hospital. He is charged with murder, and will next appear in court in November. Until then, he is being held in solitary confinement. Police received a call on Tuesday to go to Long Wharf Drive in Warren Woods, Indiana, about 13 miles outside Indianapolis. According to WISH-TV, that’s when police discovered little Carmen in a bedroom with her mother, limp and allegedly covered head-to-toe in bruises. The girl was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. She was kept alive until Wednesday so her organs could be donated, Indystar.com reported. Officers found Cruz in the house wearing a sopping wet T-shirt and looking crazed. Held: Cruz, pictured in orange prison wear, is being kept in solitary confinement . House of horror: Authorities found Cruz in a wet T-shirt acting hysterical . This isn’t Cruz’s first brush-in with authorities. In July, a concerned neighbour called the police last month, reporting possible bite marks on the girl’s face. However, the case was handed over to Child Services. Carmen’s grandmother, Tina Ellis, told WISH-TV: ‘Carmen is a beautiful three year old girl. She is smart, very smart.’ Authorities said Carmen’s mother is currently not facing charges, but could, based on what officers find in their on-going investigation. 3 year old dies, suspect faces more charges .
Carmen Ellis, 3, was found Tuesday at her mother's suburban Indianapolis home lifeless 'covered in bruises'
Taken off life support Wednesday after organs donated .
Mother's boyfriend, Jose Cruz, charged with murder .
Girl's last words were: 'Papa, I hate you'
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:27 EST, 24 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:51 EST, 24 August 2012 . The last words of a three-year-old girl who was taken to the emergency room covered in bruises and bite marks were, ‘Papa, I hate you,’ according to court documents. Carmen Ellis, a beaming little girl with big brown eyes, was taken off life support Wednesday after succumbing to her injuries. Jose Cruz, the boyfriend of Carmen Ellis’ mother, told investigators that he lost his temper with the girl, beating the toddler repeatedly with a belt and shaking her, the documents read. Scroll down for video . Tragic end: Little Carmen Ellis, 3, left, was found in her mother's home unresponsive and covered in bruises and was later taken off life support; her mother's boyfriend, Jose Cruz, right, has been arrested over her death . Life cut short: Carmen, pictured in a pink Barbie Jeep, was described by her grandmother as full of love . Cruz said that he ‘blanked out’ and ‘lost it’ after Carmen began vomiting, according to the documents obtained by Indystar.com. Her mother, Samantha Ellis, told . investigators that Cruz insisted her daughter would heal on her own and . did not want to take her to the hospital. He is charged with murder, and will next appear in court in November. Until then, he is being held in solitary confinement. Police received a call on Tuesday to go to Long Wharf Drive in Warren Woods, Indiana, about 13 miles outside Indianapolis. According to WISH-TV, that’s when police discovered little Carmen in a bedroom with her mother, limp and allegedly covered head-to-toe in bruises. The girl was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. She was kept alive until Wednesday so her organs could be donated, Indystar.com reported. Officers found Cruz in the house wearing a sopping wet T-shirt and looking crazed. Held: Cruz, pictured in orange prison wear, is being kept in solitary confinement . House of horror: Authorities found Cruz in a wet T-shirt acting hysterical . This isn’t Cruz’s first brush-in with authorities. In July, a concerned neighbour called the police last month, reporting possible bite marks on the girl’s face. However, the case was handed over to Child Services. Carmen’s grandmother, Tina Ellis, told WISH-TV: ‘Carmen is a beautiful three year old girl. She is smart, very smart.’ Authorities said Carmen’s mother is currently not facing charges, but could, based on what officers find in their on-going investigation. 3 year old dies, suspect faces more charges .
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