Father Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Beating 5-Year-Old Son to Death Over Eating Cheesecake

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] A father in the United States was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally assaulting his 5-year-old son after the child ate a piece of cheesecake given as a gift on Father's Day.

According to local media including the New York Post on the 30th (local time), the Milwaukee County Circuit Court sentenced Travis Stackhouse (30), who was charged with second-degree reckless homicide, child abuse, and child neglect, to 20 years in prison and 8 years of probation at a trial held the previous day.

Stackhouse, who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, found out that his 5-year-old son, Amiah, had taken a piece of his cheesecake in 2019 and beat his son's face and abdomen. Afterwards, he drank at a nearby bar until 2 a.m., and Amiah died from injuries including a ruptured abdomen.

Stackhouse initially told police, who arrived following a report from his girlfriend, that Amiah had fallen down the stairs, but later admitted to hitting his son under police questioning.

Judge David Borowski condemned the act, saying, "This is a very disgusting behavior. Most people cannot understand how someone could hit a living human being so severely when they hear about this case. It goes without saying that this was your own child."

Stackhouse pleaded guilty last month to reduce his sentence and was sentenced to 20 years on this day.

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