Man Who Beat His 12-Year-Old Son to Death Receives Sentence
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A Branford, Connecticut man who beat his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat and attempted to kill his teenage daughter was sentenced on Monday to 60 years in prison. Anthony Esposito Jr. was taken into custody on May 1, 2025, shortly after police found his son, Anthony P. Esposito, dead inside the family condominium on Hemlock Road. Prosecutors stated that the man admitted to killing his son because he was being disrespectful. Officers found the boy lying in the basement with severe injuries after being repeatedly struck with a baseball bat. A paramedic pronounced him dead at the scene. After killing him, Esposito Jr. left the condominium and went to the town center to pick up his 16-year-old daughter. He attempted to murder his daughter, but she managed to escape. After they returned home, the daughter asked where her brother was, and he told her that the boy was downstairs in the basement. According to prosecutors, he followed her to the stairs and pushed her down to where her brother's body was. Esposito Jr. said that if he had been able to reach the bat, he would have killed his daughter as well. She was able to escape from the basement. In April, he pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder. On Monday, a judge sentenced Esposito Jr. to 40 years for the murder of his son and an additional 20 years for the attempted murder of his daughter, to be served consecutively, resulting in a total effective sentence of 60 years. During the sentencing hearing, the judge stated it was 'one of the worst cases the court has seen.'
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