A judge has sentenced Daniel Garcia to life in prison and a $5,000 fine for the 2021 beating death of 5-year-old Domenic Aguilar.

Garcia was convicted of brutally beating the child over three weeks, culminating in a fatal blow, after which he and the child’s mother, Nickolle Aguilar, disposed of the body in a Colorado ravine.

Nickolle Aguilar was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the crime, having pled guilty to Injury of a Child and Serious Bodily Injury by Omission, News 4 San Antonio has reported.

Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales condemned the tragic case, stating that Domenic deserved much better and that Garcia’s life sentence is justified.

Written by B.C. Begley