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Austria man gets life in prison for suffocating son

July 03, 2008, 10:26 PM Post Comments
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An Austrian man has pleaded guilty to suffocating his 10-year-old son in his sleep and a court sentenced him to life in prison.

The 41-year-old man says his motive was hatred toward the child's mother.

The man, who the Austria Press Agency reports broke out in tears at the start of proceedings Thursday, committed the murder in late January at his home in Graz.

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