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Victim statement: 'You wanted her dead' - Detroit man sentenced in murder of 1-year-old
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21:42Now PlayingA man who pleaded guilty to the fatal assault of a one-year-old girl that he was babysitting will spend the next 25 years in prison as part of his deal with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
LeRoy Metoyer III was sentenced to 25-50 years in prison for second degree murder, plus 15-30 years for child abuse in the death of Justice Starks. The sentences will run concurrently.
Metoyer had been on trial last month but it ended abruptly when he pleaded guilty on July 24th.
"I hope that LeRoy Metoyer reaps what he sowed for the egregious and selfish act that he showed. The significance of the bruises and extreme harm he unleashed on my baby niece, Justice, will never be forgotten. He left no skin on her body, untouched by his hands – of his abuse. No skin, judge, every part of her body from the top of her head to the soles of her feet. There were bruises everywhere. You put those bruises there, Leroy," her aunt, Tamike Smith said. "You wanted her dead. And you committed this crime with such force to ensure that would happened. She did not deserve that."
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