Midwest City father sentenced after 7-year-old abused and starved to death

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Anthony Yonko was in an Oklahoma County courtroom Thursday, where he was sentenced after the abuse and starvation of his 7-year-old daughter, Violet Mitchell.

“Don’t put me on the news,” Yonko said as News 4 cameras captured him walking into court.

Four adults were arrested in connection with her death: the father, Anthony, the mother, Lisa Mitchell, the aunt Tiffany Mitchell, and the uncle David Yonko.

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Last August, they brought Violet’s body to St. Anthony’s Medical Center…

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