A Surprise may was sentenced to life in prison plus 57 years in the death of his 3-year-old daughter from what officials said was abuse and malnutrition.
Carlos Tercero Cruz, 38, had been convicted on one count each of first-degree murder, child abuse and kidnapping, and three counts of child abuse, according to a release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Cruz was convicted by a jury in March.
The case stems from a May 2015 call when El Mirage Fire Department responded to a Surprise home regarding a nonresponsive 3-year old. Firefighters arrived to find the child was cold, pale and not breathing, according to the release…