VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The family of two-year-old Akeelah Dixon can finally rest easy
The man convicted of her murder was sentenced to life in prison Friday, marking the end of a nearly five-year-long case that has deeply impacted the community.
The tragic events unfolded on August 24, 2020, when police responded to the Vero Green Apartments following a call about a toddler who had reportedly drowned in a bathtub. That child was Akeelah Dixon, who had been left in the care of Deshawn Clark, her mother’s boyfriend at the time…