Article updated: 4/9/2010 3:38 PM

Prosecutor: Daughter watched as boyfriend fatally beat mom

But officials say she didn't understand what was taking place

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Marina Aksman

Kristina Aksman

Daniel Baker

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Investigators check out the scene where a car crashed into a house in the Greggs Landing subdivision in Vernon Hills. Early investigations point to a possible homicide.

Vince Pierri | Staff Photographer

Daniel Baker's booking photo after his arrest in Montana Wednesday.

Daniel Baker arrives at the Lake County Sheriff's Department in Waukegan Friday.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Daniel Baker arrives at the Lake County Sheriff's Department in Waukegan Friday.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Daniel Baker taken into custody at Lake County jail.

Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer

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Lake County prosecutors said Kristina Aksman watched as Daniel Baker repeatedly hit her mother in the head with a baseball bat after he broke into the family's Vernon Hills home before dawn.

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