MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - Anthony Yonko was in an Oklahoma County courtroom Thursday, where he was sentenced after the abuse and starvation of his 7-year-old daughter, Violet Mitchell.

"Don't put me on the news," Yonko said as News 4 cameras captured him walking into court.

Four adults were arrested in connection with her death: the father, Anthony, the mother, Lisa Mitchell, the aunt Tiffany Mitchell, and the uncle David Yonko.

Last August, they brought Violet's body to St. Anthony's Medical Center.

According to a police report, Violet weighed just 25 pounds and was 3 feet 1 inch tall.

When brought to the hospital, she was blue, stiff, covered in dust and soot, and appeared to have internal and external injuries.

Officials said she came in with several bruises, red liquid coming

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