Las Vegas woman sentenced to life for torturing, killing 4-year-old boy with autism: ‘I’m terribly sorry for my horrific actions’

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after torturing and killing a 4-year-old boy with autism.

In court Wednesday, Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt sentenced Crystal Stephens, 48, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In February, Stephens took a plea deal on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping resulting in substantial bodily harm, and child abuse. As part of the deal, she would no longer face the death penalty.

“This might be the worst child homicide I’ve ever had,” prosecutor Chris Hamner said Wednesday…

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