Dad Convicted Of Killing Toddler Daughter Over Broken Xbox
A Philadelphia man who spent many hours each day playing video games was convicted Tuesday of killing his 17-month-old daughter when she pulled down his Xbox console. Jurors rejected arguments that 27-year-old Tyrone Spellman confessed to protect the child’s mother.
After a day of deliberation, they convicted Spellman on Tuesday of third-degree murder and child endangerment. Those convictions expose him to about 23 to 47 years in prison.
Prosecutors believe he pummeled Alayiah Turman, cracking her skull several times, while her pregnant mother napped in another room on Sept. 7, 2006. They argued that Spellman fled the house afterward, and that the mother, Mia Turman, had no reason to go in the bedroom where the baby was found.
