In People v. Healy (1993) 14 Cal. App. 4th 1137, the defendant, over a two-week period, repeatedly struck his stepchild in the jaw, back, arms, and neck, split her lips, broke her ribs, and flung her in the air so she landed with the back of her head on the floor. Affirming the torture conviction, the court held the evidence sufficient to establish the defendant acted for "persuasive or sadistic purposes." ( Id. at pp. 1140-1141.)