Phoenix Man Guilty of Killing His Nephew
On July 11th a Phoenix man pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder for the death of his nephew. This was in 2012 that he killed his nephew, who was just an infant.
The Maricopa County the prosecutors said that, the guilty-Manuel Antonio Gonzalez plead guilty to the murder on Friday. Manuel is to appear in court to be sentenced on September 5th.
On October 2012 the Phoenix Fire Department crews were called and responded to a drowning call at a home in the area. The crews from the Fire Department reported that they found a twenty-one month old (Xavier Becerra Martinez) hurt. However, his injuries were not consistent with drowning.
The fire crews then called the Phoenix Police department and transported the little boy and Gonzalez to the hospital. The toddler however, sadly later died.
Authorities Investigate the Nephew Drowning
The Police said that the homicide investigators that discovered Mr. Gonzalez was watching his two small children and his nephew, Xavier at the time of the incident.
Gonzalez told the police investigators that Xavier was playing with a water hose and then drowned in the puddle of water. However, the authorities say that the injuries were more consistent with child abuse instead of a drowning.
Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-man-pleads-guilty-in-nephews-2012-death