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A killer older brother who pleaded guilty in his disabled brother’s starvation death retched as he was sentenced on Monday, 26 February, to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 100 in prison. Paul Ferguson, 21, from Michigan, pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse in the death of Timothy Ferguson, 15, who was autistic and had speech and motor disabilities. Paul and Timothy’s mother, Shanda Vander Ark, 44, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of murder and child abuse. Paul and Vander Ark subjected Timothy to ice baths, deprived him of sleep, fed him hot sauce, and locked the fridge and food cupboards, prosecutors said. He died from malnourishment and hypothermia.
The mother of murdered autistic boy Timothy Ferguson, 15, agreed to hand over custody of the child over 10 years before she was caught torturing and starving him to death in their Michigan home.
A Michigan brother was sentenced to prison for first-degree child abuse in the death of his 15-year-old brother. The boys' mother was sentenced to life in prison.
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MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who pleaded guilty in his disabled brother’s starvation death was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 30 years in prison
A Michigan man who pleaded guilty in his disabled brother's starvation death was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 30 years in prison by a judge who said the defendant is “one step away from becoming a psychopath.”
Paul Ferguson, 21, physically retched as he heard his sentence of up to 100 years in prison over the sadistic torment and death of his autistic younger brother Timothy in July 2022.