Judge sends Milwaukee man to prison for life in 2023 beating death of 5-year-old boy

A judge has sentenced a Milwaukee man accused of helping a teenager beat a 5-year-old boy to death to life in prison without parole. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Judge Jean Kies sentenced 27-year-old David Pietura on Friday. Pietura said during the sentencing that if Wisconsin had the death penalty he deserved it. According to prosecutors, Pietura and a then-15-year-old boy lived in the same home as 5-year-old Prince McCree's family. Prosecutors say Pietura and the teen beat Prince with a barbell, a concrete birdfeeder and a golf club in October 2023. The teenage boy, now 16, faces multiple charges in adult court including being a party to homicide but his attorney is trying to move the case into juvenile court.