Couple jailed for killing then 'barbecuing' toddler son

17/04/2009 - 09:06:24
A couple who admitted killing their two-year-old son and were accused of trying to cremate his body on a barbecue began long jail sentences today.

Wayne County Circuit Judge Michael Callahan sentenced 29-year-old Joseph Miller to 22 to 50 years in prison for second-degree murder and 25-year-old Nickella Reid to 10 to 15 years for involuntary manslaughter.

The Detroit, Michigan, couple pleaded guilty last month to those and other lesser charges.

Police found Deuntay Miller’s remains while investigating the 2007 scalding of the couple’s one-year-old son.

Prosecutors say the couple continued to collect Deuntay’s welfare benefits after his death.