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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- A 24-year-old Provo man is expected to face 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated murder in the death of his infant son.
Cameron Nielsen pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement that spared him the possibility of life in prison. Sentencing is set for May 13 before 4th District Court Judge David Mortensen.
Nielsen originally faced eight child abuse and one attempted murder charge in the death of the 6-week-old boy.
The child was brought to Primary Children's Medical Center in May 2008 and died five months later. Doctors had diagnosed him as blind and brain-damaged from physical injuries.
Nielsen told police he squeezed the child's torso and shook him before the baby stopped breathing and he tried to administer CPR days before the child was hospitalized.
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Information from: The Daily Herald
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