$750,000 Bond Set for Man Charged in Grandson’s Beating Death

$750,000 Bond Set for Man Charged in Grandson’s Beating Death
Andrez Martina.
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MILWAUKEE—Bond was set at $750,000 cash Thursday for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of stealing his money.

A criminal complaint alleges that Andrez Martina, 54, used a sledgehammer, mallet, and coat rack to beat Andre Smith II for up to 90 minutes on Sunday before the boy was pronounced dead at a Milwaukee hospital. The cause of death is listed as multiple blunt force injuries to the head.