her mother, venica cop ipz kins and family friends recalled the moments they found the little girl laying in the we. d-filled yard. >> i thought she was dead. >> he was mott moving. >> and then they started to come to. >> it was monday night into tuesday somebody broke through the home in first floor window intruder possibly a thief came across the 5-year-old in the hall. >> she told mother. >> a man came imfrom behind the closet door and grabbed my hand and made me to go outside. i said is it somebody you play with? somebody you have seen before? >> the little girl is in the hospital with head track turz and other injuries after being beaten and kicked. >> level of violence at the end of the day no matter how we define it is beyond the pale. >> and so police have a full speed investigation underway. they do have some leads tonight they do have some leads tonight. in fact, they're waiting for the results of dna that they hope will lead them to the person responsible. live at special victims unit dann cuellar "channel 6 action news." >> thank you dann, in cape may an assistant troop master