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Martin Barreras sentenced to life for starving son to death

Martin Barreras sentenced to life for starving son to death
Father on trial for murder, pleads guilty to child abuse charges
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Martin Barreras found guilty of starving son to death
Closing arguments in murder trial for Martin Barreras, father accused of starving child to death
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TUCSON, Ariz. - A Tucson man was sentenced Monday for starving his 3-year-old son to death and stuffing the boy's body inside a toy box.

Martin Barreras is sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, several child abuse charges, and other related charges.

A jury found 50-year-old Martin Barreras guilty of first degree murder in August. The jury also found him guilty of child abuse, but not guilty of concealment of a dead body.

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A jury already found Barreras's wife, Raquel, guilty of murder and child abuse in May.

She's serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.