A Georgia man was sentenced to 50 years in jail after putting antifreeze in his newborn daughter's bottle in an attempt to kill her. The man, Curtis Jack, admitted that he tried to kill the baby because he didn't want to have to pay child support for her.
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Jack admitted to South Fulton police that he poisoned the breast milk because he didn't want to pay child support despite having a well-paying job. He also allegedly "insisted" the mother terminate the pregnancy. But as soon as he was indicted, he took back his confession.
"It’s beyond getting a confession, we still have to prove someone committed the crime. You still have to prove that the person is guilty," Sergeant Dickerson told WSB-TV.
Jack's trial for the attempted murder of the now 3-year-old child included testimony from "the child's mother, grandmother, law enforcement officers, and medical experts, including a demonstration of how easy it was to poison the breast milk," police told People magazine. The jury found him guilty of all counts, and he was sentenced to 50 years in jail. He will serve 40 of them in custody.
