Pittsburgh man gets prison term for watching mother burn toddler
6020Man who laughed as toddler was burned by mother gets prison
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man who laughed while his girlfriend tortured her toddler son by burning him with cigarettes is headed to prison.
A Pittsburgh judge sentenced 26-year-old Enrique Soto on Thursday to 38 to 76 months behind bars. Soto and 20-year-old Anna Russell both pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, child endangerment and related crimes in October. Russell’s sentencing was postponed due to a medical emergency.
Authorities say at least 15 burns were inflicted Aug. 1 on the now-2-year-old boy and were discovered a week later when his grandmother took him to a hospital.
Police say the boy’s then-3-year-old sister told them Russell burned him while Soto watched and laughed.
Soto withdrew his guilty plea in court and asked the judge for mercy.