Ernest Lamar Love, a 41-year-old barber, has been charged with murder, torture, and child abuse in the death of 6-year-old Chance Crawford in Orange County, California. Prosecutors allege that Love brutally beat Chance with a piece of lumber after the boy accidentally urinated in his pants at a park. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Love returning to his barbershop with the boy and the weapon, where he then inflicted severe injuries, including pouring hydrogen peroxide on open wounds and forcing the child to perform physical exercises until he collapsed. Chance, who was taken to the hospital unconscious, succumbed to his injuries days later. Love has pleaded not guilty and faces a maximum sentence of 32 years to life in prison if convicted. The case has drawn widespread outrage, highlighting the tragic loss of a vibrant young life.