Suspect In Death Of Licking County Boy Gets Life In Prison

Middletown Police

One of the three women charged after the fatal beating of a 5-year-old Licking County boy at a Middletown motel has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. 29-year-old Rachel Bostian pleaded guilty to murder and child endangering charges. Alexander Stephens died in April. Prosecutors say the mother, Theresa Hawkins-Stephens, and Bostian tied him up and severely beat him. Hawkins-Stephens pleaded guilty to murder and child endangering charges. Bostian's mother was sentenced last month.

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