Penalty phase underway for Palmdale torture death case

The biological father of an 8-year-old boy who was tortured and beaten to death testified on Tuesday in the penalty phase of trial of the boy's stepfather, who was convicted of murdering the child, and said he remembers his son as an energetic young man who loved to run and play.

Penalty phase underway for Palmdale torture death case

A former security guard convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend's 8-year-old son deserves "nothing less than death,'' a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while a defense attorney said "there are reasons to spare his life.''

Penalty phase underway for Palmdale torture death case

A former security guard convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend's 8-year-old son deserves "nothing less than death,'' a prosecutor told jurors, while a defense attorney said "there are reasons to spare his life.''

Penalty phase underway for killer of 8-year-old boy

A former security guard convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend's 8-year-old son deserves "nothing less than death,'' a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while a defense attorney said "there are reasons to spare his life.''

Trial begins in 8-year-old torture, beating death

An attorney acknowledged on Monday that a Palmdale man committed "unspeakable acts of abuse" against his girlfriend's 8-year-son before "exploding into a rage of anger" that the defense maintains resulted in the boy's unintentional death, but a prosecutor said the youngster was systematically tortured because the defendant believed the child was gay.