Man Gets 24 Years In Prison For Death Of 5-Month-Old Son

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A man charged in the death of his infant son has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Prosecutors with the Adams County District Attorney's Office say 33-year-old Bryan Nicholas Thompson was sentenced Friday for the death of 5-month-old Bryan Thompson Jr. The father pleaded guilty in January to child abuse resulting in death.

Thornton police responding to a 911 call found the baby unresponsive at an apartment Nov. 23, 2011. He had bruises on his head, chest, abdomen and arm, lacerations on his neck and shoulders, as well as 18 healing rib fractures and scars from a previous third-degree burn.

An autopsy concluded he died of a liver laceration due to blunt-force trauma to the abdomen.

The baby's mother was at work when police arrived at the home.

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