Convicted child killer gets 5-year prison sentence

Matthew Carrillo found guilty in death of girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter

SAN ANTONIO – Jurors on Thursday decided on a 5-year prison sentence for a man they found guilty of killing his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter.

Matthew Carrillo, 28, could have been sentenced to a maximum of life in prison.

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Carrillo was found guilty Tuesday in the 2012 death of Kayla Garcia.

According to trial testimony, the girl suffered massive blunt force head trauma and other injuries consistent with a beating.

The girl's mother is charged with injury to a child by omission and is awaiting trial.

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