Justin Ross Harris was sentenced this afternoon to life without parole and an additional 32 years for the murder of his 22-month-old son, who died after he was left in Harris’ hot car in Georgia.
Harris’ son, Cooper, died on June 18, 2014, after he spent about seven hours in a car seat in Harris’ locked SUV in the Atlanta area.
Prosecutor Chuck Boring said at the sentencing that Cooper died in the most “torturous, horrific, unimaginable way possible.”
“There is no justification,” he said.
Boring said only one sentence “reflects” the “evil” crime — life without parole. Boring also asked for an additional 32 years for other charges.
Judge Mary Staley Clark said Harris “callously” walked away and left his child in a hot car “to swelter and die.” Clark then said she would follow the state’s sentencing recommendation.
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