Arizona Man Gets Life Sentence on Murder Conviction in Starvation Death of 6-Year-Old Son

Arizona Man Gets Life Sentence on Murder Conviction in Starvation Death of 6-Year-Old Son
Anthony Martinez watches as the jury members leave the courtroom, after the jury found Martinez guilty of all charges including first-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on May 23, 2024. Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to prison for the rest of his life on convictions including first-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son, according to court proceedings.

A Coconino County judge sentenced Anthony Martinez, 28, on Friday to life in prison on the murder conviction, with additional prison sentences linked to child abuse and kidnapping convictions in the abuse of the deceased child and an older sibling.