Father sentenced to life in death of 3-year-old son

5years ago

York news, South Carolina news.

A South Carolina father convicted of beating his 3-year-old son to death will spend the upcoming 23 years of his life in jail.

In a letter filed by Bruce Williams' attorney, he admitted that he aggressively hit the child, Miguel, several times while intoxicated and refused to notify police about the event. He has also asked to be forgiven for the grisly crime.

In April 2018, Miguel was found unconscious and suffered bruises in his entire body including in the head and toe as well as broken ribs. His mother, Lakeshia Jackson was also arrested in connection to the abuse and is facing homicide by child neglect charges, news outlets report.

According to autopsy results, Miguel was a victim of domestic abuse.