LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Lafayette man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for his infant son’s death.
Thirty-one-year-old Gabriel Elijah Hallman was sentenced Friday by a Tippecanoe County judge for the October 2015 death of his 6-month-old son, Zachary.
The Journal & Courier reports a jury convicted Hallman last month of five counts, including neglect of a dependent resulting in death and battery with death.
Hallman had called 911 on Oct. 22, 2015, and reported that his son had taken a deep breath and then went limp.
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Court document say the child died two days later and that doctors told police the baby had suffered head injuries which were not accidental.
Hallman’s ex-wife, Tiphani Jennings, said after Friday’s hearing that she hopes Hallman “rots in hell” for her son’s death.
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Information from: Journal and Courier, http://www.jconline.com