JOLIET, Ill.— A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly stabbing his 6-week-old child in the chest.
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says 26-year-old Miguel Villarreal of Romeoville received the sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a child.
Glasgow says Villarreal allegedly locked himself in a bathroom with the baby in May 2008 after arguing with the child's mother. He is accused of stabbing the infant twice with a folding knife before stabbing himself in the stomach.
The state's attorney says the knife didn't pierce the baby's chest plate. He says Villarreal recovered after emergency surgery.
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Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says 26-year-old Miguel Villarreal of Romeoville received the sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a child.
Glasgow says Villarreal allegedly locked himself in a bathroom with the baby in May 2008 after arguing with the child's mother. He is accused of stabbing the infant twice with a folding knife before stabbing himself in the stomach.
The state's attorney says the knife didn't pierce the baby's chest plate. He says Villarreal recovered after emergency surgery.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
