Arizona man sentenced for killing 6-year-old child
Oct 18, 2024, 4:30 PM
A Tucson man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a 6-year-old child in a bathtub in 2019. (Pixabay photo)
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PHOENIX — A Tucson man was sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years of supervised release for killing a 6-year-old child in a bathtub in 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced Thursday.
Pablo Martinez Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to second degree murder on April 15, 2024.
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Authorities said Martinez held the victim’s face under a running faucet for 5-10 minutes while giving the child a bath on Sept. 26, 2019.
The victim, a Pascua Yaqui Indian Tribe member, died of liquid thermal burns caused by inhaled water.
The case was investigated by the FBI and Pascua Yaqui Police Department. United States District Judge Scott H. Rash handled the sentencing.
