Monster dad stabbed toddler son to death ‘to spite mom’ during custody battle
An Ohio man has been jailed for at least 41 years after stabbing his 1-year-old son to death.
Jason Shorter, 43, of Parma, pleaded guilty in January to aggravated murder and kidnapping charges for killing his son, Nicholas, amid a custody battle with the boy’s mother.
Shorter pleaded guilty to the charges to avoid the death penalty, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Shorter walked into the Parma Police Department in May 2018 bleeding from self-inflicted stab wounds.
Police said he also had a "single self-inflicted stab wound to the chest" said he wanted to turn himself in for suicide and attempted murder.
He claimed his son was in his car, according to Cleveland.com.
Officers discovered the boy unresponsive and with two stab wounds to his chest.
He was ultimately pronounced dead at the hospital.
The prosecutor’s office said Nicholas was killed in the back seat of Shorter’s vehicle.
WOIO reported that Nicole Lawrence was granted custody of her son days before the murder.
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On the same day Shorter came into the police station, Lawrence called 911 asking officers to check on her son while his father had him for a temporary day visit.
“This individual viciously took the life of his son, apparently to spite the child’s mother”, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said before sentencing
Shorter was sentenced to life in prison., with a minimum of 41 years to be served before he’s eligible for parole.
