The boyfriend killed his son, sentenced to prison

Rebecca Hogue, 29, was sentenced in November for the murder of her two-year-old son Ryder, under Oklahoma's laws on charges of “failing to protect”.

A jury recommended that it be sentenced to life in prison, but a judge has suspended his sentence by 16 months. That means it will spend 13 months behind bars because of past time already.

Speaking of her sentence, Hogue said she would do anything to return and prevent the death of the boy.

I was very proud to have such a beautiful, strong, intelligent and healthy child,” said Hogue, according to Norman Transscript. The only thing in two years that has brought me peace is that the man who did this has died. I know my child is in heaven and that former lover Trent is nowhere near him. ”

Her case drew attention because she was convicted of failing to protect her child. In Oklahoma, parents who fail to protect their children from abuse may be accused of the same crimes as the bully.

Ryder was found dead on New 2020 Day. Hogue, who was back from a 12-hour shift to a bar in the early hours of the morning, woke up and saw him not breathing. Her boyfriend, Christopher Trent, was gone.

Four days after Ryder's death, police found Trent's body in the Wikipedia Mountains after an apparent suicide. The “Rebecca is innocent”, these were the words he had carved into a tree.

The doctor's report concluded that the cause of Ryder's death was a severe trauma, and prosecutors later said it was clear that Trent had killed him. /abcnews. al