A 27-year-old Missouri father, Blake Dopirak, was sentenced for the 2022 killing of his 4-year-old child. Dopirak had recently regained custody after a 2018 incident in which he crushed his then-newborn son’s skull with his bare hands.
According to court records obtained by Law & Crime, Dopirak was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Thursday, June 26. He had previously pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, resulting in death.
“Justice has been served,” Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said, as per KTVI. “We are relieved for this family that this painful chapter is over, and they can continue on their path to healing. May this angel rest in peace.”…