If the boy's mother and her boyfriend are convicted of capital murder for killing a child under the age of 10, they could both face the death penalty.
HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston couple has been indicted for capital murder in the death of an 8-year-old boy who was severely beaten, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.
The boy's mother and her boyfriend initially called 911 and said that Keyontae had drowned in the bathtub at the motel where they lived.Emergency Medical Technicians performed CPR and the boy was transported to Texas Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "This is obvious child torture, and the evidence is clear that the defendants acted intentionally. It was capital murder," said Assistant District Attorney Gilbert Sawtelle, who is prosecuting the case.
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