According to the court documents, the 29-year-old stepfather, later identified as Malcolm, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after he reportedly beat his 5-year-old stepdaughter to death before he dumped the child’s body in river.
Prosecutors said the defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder was sentenced on Monday.
The fatal incident occurred in September 2019. The 5-year-old child, Renezme, was reported missing by her mother. The unfortunate mother told investigators that the child was in care of her husband, Malcolm. Read the full story here ▶
