{"id":12746,"date":"2025-10-20T20:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/12746\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:09:34","slug":"father-sentenced-to-45-years-in-prison-in-connection-with-12-year-old-sons-death-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/12746\/","title":{"rendered":"Father sentenced to 45 years in prison in connection with 12-year-old son\u2019s death in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in connection with the death of his 12-year-old son. <\/p>\n

Derrick Coles, 35, had been found guilty in a Bexar County courtroom in August on five of six charges over whether he caused serious bodily injuries to his son, Danilo.<\/p>\n

>>> Father convicted on 5 of 6 charges in 12-year-old son\u2019s death following years of delays<\/a><\/p>\n

One of Coles\u2019 charges had been waived. However, he was found guilty of the injury to a child charge, which is a first-degree felony. <\/p>\n

The sentencing for all counts will run concurrently, totaling 45 years. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Coles abused his son, Danilo, so severely that the boy did not survive.<\/p>\n

Danilo was previously found unresponsive on Feb. 5, 2022, in the couple\u2019s apartment in the 7000 block of Wurzbach Road. <\/p>\n

Danilo was beaten and burned by his parents, with injuries covering his body.<\/p>\n

The Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office ruled his cause of death as rhabdomyolysis \u2014 a breakdown of muscle tissue caused by extreme exertion.<\/p>\n

Kapri Cheatom, who is also charged in the case but is being tried separately<\/a>, appeared in court in August for a status hearing on her own charges. A hearing on her motions is expected to take place on Oct. 31, court records indicate. <\/p>\n

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