A Kent County man called a “monster’ for beating a four-year-old boy to death will remain in prison after losing a bid to have his 2017 convictions overturned.
Elis Nelson Ortiz-Nieves appealed his convictions for felony murder and first-degree child abuse, saying his attorney was ineffective and some trial testimony “was based on junk science.’’
During sentencing, Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark Trusock called the June 13, 2017 beating death of Giovanni Mejias “sickening and disgusting.’’
“You are the lowest form of human life that I’ve been able to observe or see,’’ Trusock said at the time. “You are a monster and quite frankly, you are evil. What you did was sickening and disgusting. You should never be allowed out of prison.’’
Ortiz-Nieves at one point had to be forcibly removed from court after becoming upset as Trusock described injuries suffered by the boy.
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