TAMPA, Fla. — The man found guilty of beating his girlfriend's 8-year-old son to death with a belt was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday morning.
Tyrone Covington was accused of beating his girlfriend’s 8-year-old child with a belt in Oct. 2020. The child was taken to the hospital after the mother noticed the child was struggling to breathe. The child died at the hospital.
The trial began in January and a jury found Covington guilty of manslaughter and aggravated child abuse on Jan. 29.
Tampa Bay 28 was in the courtroom on March 2 during the sentencing.
The judge denied Covington's motion for a new trial and sentenced him to 15 years for manslaughter and 30 years for aggravated child abuse to run concurrently.
The victim's mother and brother also spoke at the hearing.
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