Md. Man To Be Sentenced In Death Of 2-year-old Boy

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- A Suitland man who pleaded guilty in the death of his then-girlfriend's 2-year-old son is scheduled to be sentenced.

Twenty-eight-year-old Clifton Bernard faces up to 70 years in prison when he's sentenced on Friday.

Bernard pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2013 death of 2-year-old Jamar Shipe. Prosecutors say Bernard was babysitting the toddler when he became angry and assaulted him. Prosecutors say

Bernard rammed the boy's head through drywall. Jamir died the next day.

Jamir's relatives are expected to testify during Friday's hearing.

Bernard's public defender, Allen Wolf, declined to comment on Thursday.

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