Anthony Waldron, a New York man who “ignored until death” his 17-year-old disabled stepson, was sentenced this Tuesday to between 29 years in prison and life in prison for the teenager’s brutal death. according to CNY Central.
His stepson, Jordan Brooks, lived with cerebral palsy. However, neither Waldron, 39, nor his biological mother, Lisa Waldron, cared for him. The teenager died in May 2021, weighing just 55 pounds, after losing half his weight in just eight monthsthe authorities reported.
In addition, Autopsy photographs revealed metal implants protruding from his skin. Investigators discovered that the teenager, who was in a wheelchair, spent days in his dirty diaper.
At the trial, according to CNY Central, Jordan’s former teachers were present, do you want They cried with emotion when the judge handed down Waldron’s sentence.
Teachers had reported Brooks’ deteriorating health in 2018, but Child Protective Services gave the Waldrons the benefit of the doubt. Likewise, they detailed that their condition worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A jury convicted Waldron in November after less than two hours of deliberation on charges of second degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment of a physically disabled personaccording to the local media.
“The feeling I feel from my perspective is…sadness,” said Acting Oswego County District Attorney Mark Moody. “I mean, I know I’ve been doing this for 26 years, I’ve seen a lot of death scenes, I’ve seen a lot of different horrible things, “But I’ve never seen anything that affected me as much as Jordan’s death, the way he died, did.”
In court, Moody said Waldron “ignored a child to death.”
They will appeal the sentence
Waldron has already reported that he will appeal the convictionaccording to CNY Central.
Furthermore, at the trial, the man’s lawyer argued that the defendant had no legal obligation under state law to act as a father, according to Syracuse.com, since it never adopted it.
However, that argument was dismissed by Oswego County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Courtney Venditte. She said that despite Waldron’s lack of a legal or biological relationship, the defendant acted as the child’s father since he was 7 months old.
Waldron’s wife, Lisais already serving a 20-year sentence in state prison tafter pleading guilty to crimes related to the death of his son.
He will also serve time in federal prison for stealing social security benefits intended for Jordan after his death, according to CNY Central. Authorities detailed that the woman spent the money at places such as Victoria’s Secret, a Rent-A-Center and the popular resort town of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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