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Tyrone Covington, a U.S. Army veteran, has been sentenced after allegedly striking his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son, Josiyah Robinson,more than 100 times, beating him to death.
According to Law & Crime, Tyrone Covington was moving with his girlfriend in October 2020 when she called the police to report that her son, Josiyah Robinson, had suffered a beating and was struggling to breathe before going unconscious.More specifically, Convington and his girlfriend were reportedly moving to a new home and transporting their items by car. This, when his girlfriend informed him that her son had locked her keys in the vehicle. Covington allegedly took his belt and started whipping the boy more than 100 times. Additionally, he allegedly forced the 8-year-old to “complete military exercises such as pushups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks.”
Ultimately, Josiyah Robinson was reportedly rushed to a local hospital, then flown to a children’s hospital. However, he passed away the day after.
According to the outlet, Tyrone Covington was convicted of manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in January. Then, on Monday, March 2, a judge sentenced him to 30 years behind bars. Per the outlet, Covington, who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was initially charged with first-degree murder. However, the charge was lessened to manslaughter.
“When I stop, Mr. Covington, and think about how Josiyah spent the last hour of his life feeling fear, it makes me sick,” Circuit Judge Lyann Goudie reportedly told Covington during sentencing.
Elsewhere, in Cleveland, Ohio, a 28-year-old mother named Aliyah Henderson has also made headlines for a jaw-dropping incident. As The Shade Room previously reported, Henderson has been accused of murdering two of her young daughters and stuffing their bodies inside suitcases. Their bodies were reportedly found on Monday, March 2.
