Pennsylvania Stepdad Gets 5-10 Years For Beating 6-Year-Old Boy
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man will spend five to 10 years in prison for beating his 6-year-old stepson so severely doctors said it appeared the boy was in a car accident.
Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Green, was sentenced Monday by an Indiana County judge.
Green, of White Township, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in February to avoid on attempted homicide and other charges.
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Prosecutors say Green kicked the boy in the stomach and face, squeezed him until he threw up and then claimed the boy fell down the stairs in March 2015.
The boy's mother, Stephanie Green, is serving a year's probation for giving false statements to police to cover up the abuse.
The boy's father, Ryan Roycroft, says the boy is recovering physically but says, "The emotional healing is much slower."
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