A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in connection with the death of his 12-year-old son.

Derrick Coles, 35, had been found guilty in a Bexar County courtroom in August on five of six charges over whether he caused serious bodily injuries to his son, Danilo.

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One of Coles’ charges had been waived. However, he was found guilty of the injury to a child charge, which is a first-degree felony.

The sentencing for all counts will run concurrently, totaling 45 years.

Prosecutors said Coles abused his son, Danilo, so severely that the boy did not survive.

Danilo was previously found unresponsive on Feb. 5, 2022, in the couple’s apartment in the 7000 block of Wurzbach Road.

Danilo was beaten

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