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ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA - An Alabama man has been sentenced to prison in connection with the death of his infant son.
Kristopher Matthews, 40, was sentenced to 20 years in the 2018 death of his son, 2-month-old Carson, 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney CJ Robinson announced Thursday.
A jury in August convicted Matthews of aggravated child abusing, saying he contributed to Karson’s death by neglecting to provide his son with nourishment and/or medical care.
Karson was born in 2018 weighing 6 pounds and 2 ounces. He died two months later weighing substantially less, Robinson said.
Matthews’ wife and Karson’s mother, Shirley Matthews, was convicted in July 2024 on the same charge. She was sentenced later that year to 20 years in state prison.
“The photos in this case were worse than you would expect to see in a horror movie,” Robinson said. “This withered child’s body was nothing but a dirty, skin-covered skeleton, a haunting image that no one who saw it will ever forget.”
“Kristopher and Shirley Matthews completely destroyed the life of their baby boy by neglecting his existence until he died,” Robinson said.
In an interview with law enforcement, Matthews admitted to having never taken Karson to the doctor after being released from the hospital after birth. He claimed he never personally fed his child and had no duty to do so since he was the father.
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