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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Family: 8-year-old North Texas boy was temporarily living with grandfather who allegedly stabbed him to death
The boy's great-grandmother he and his parents were temporarily living with 62-year-old Phillip Hughes.
RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - A Richland Hills man pleaded guilty to murdering his 8-year-old grandson, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.
Phillip Hughes, 63, was then sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Phillip Hughes (Source: Tarrant County)
On New Year's Day 2023, 8-year-old Brenym McDonald was found dead inside a bedroom at a home on Labadie Drive.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner ruled McDonald's cause of death was sharp force injuries to the boy's neck and chest.
The boy's great-grandmother told FOX 4 at the time that McDonald and his parents were temporarily living with Hughes.
Child Protective Services said they did not have any history with the family.
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The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office said McDonald's mother approved of the plea and the sentence.