A North Carolina man will serve between 30 and 37.5 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to beating his 5-year-old son to death nearly two years ago.

Amir Hines, 26, was arrested on New Year’s Eve 2023 after Raleigh police responded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospital for reports of a violent incident involving a 5-year-old boy.

Medical personnel told investigators the boy’s injuries were consistent with a “serious assault,” and investigators determined his father was responsible.

Hines, who was 24 at the time, was was reportedly “frustrated” with his son , Karter, who had autism and was nonverbal, according to The News & Observer.

He was initially charged with felony child abuse causing serious injury, but the charges were upgraded to first-degree mu

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