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Robert Wilson,
31, of Hagerstown, was sentenced in Washington County Circuit
Court after pleading guilty of second-degree murder, according
to court records.
Prosecutors dropped seven charges of child abuse, assault,
neglect and reckless endangerment in the case against Wilson,
who took a plea deal, court records showed.
Prosecutors accused Wilson of handcuffing and beating 9-year-old
Jack Garcia, his girlfriend's son, for eating a piece of
birthday cake without permission on June 30 in Hagerstown,
Maryland, about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Washington D.C.
The boy died from head injuries in a Washington hospital on July
5, authorities said.
Jack's mother, Oriana Garcia, and his uncle, Jacob Barajas
allowed the abuse and delayed treatment by sending away an
ambulance and refusing treatment for five hours, prosecutors
said. They face trial on second-degree murder charges on May 17.
(Reporting By John Clarke in Washington D.C.; Editing by Simon
Cameron-Moore)
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