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An Alabama man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he let his baby son starve to death

The boy’s mother, Shirley Matthews, was convicted of the same crime in 2024, and she was also sentenced to 20 years

“Honestly, prison is too good for what they deserve, but it’s all the law will allow,” District Attorney CJ Robinson said

An Alabama man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he starved his 2-month-old son to death.

Kristopher Matthews, 40, of Elmore County was found guilty of aggravated child abuse in August in connection with the 2018 death of his son Karson, according to local news outlets WSFA 12 and WAKA Action 8 .

On Thursday, Sept. 18, 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney CJ Robinson issued a press release stating that Karson was born w

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