SoCal Soldier Gets 25 Years In Death Of Infant Son

BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — A former Fort Irwin soldier has been sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison in the 2007 death of his infant son.

Segieray Emanuel Cooper was found guilty of murder and abuse of a child causing death at his re-trial in June. A trial last year ended in a mistrial when the jury deadlocked.

The San Bernardino Sun reports the 23-year-old Cooper was sentenced in Barstow Superior Court Thursday.

Seven-month-old Segieray Cooper Jr. died in July 2007, five days after being hospitalized for severe wounds.

Authorities determined the child died as a result of blunt trauma to the head and abdominal area.

At the time, Cooper was an active duty solider at Fort Irwin in Southern California.

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