Judge: Man accused of beating Holt child to death will stand trial
MASON — The abuse inflicted on 6-year-old Levy Robinson wasn't just a couple swats, a child abuse expert and doctor said. It was enough that the bruises on Levy's buttocks melded together, indistinguishable from each other, Dr. Stephen Guertin testified during a preliminary hearing that resulted in a judge ordering Levy's mother's boyfriend to stand trial for murder and child abuse. The Holt boy's brain was so swollen that surgeons had to take out part of his skull to relieve pressure. Both lungs were punctured. His cheekbone was broken. Bruises and loop marks covered his body. "It w...