Kansas mom sentenced in death of son found in concrete
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the abuse and murder of her 3-year-old son, whose body was found encased in concrete in the family’s Wichita home.Miranda Miller was sentenced Thursday in the 2017 death of Evan Brewer. She pleaded guilty in late 2018 to second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, child abuse and aggravated endangering a child.
Prosecutors allege Miller and her boyfriend, Stephen Bodine, abused Evan for months, including forcing him to stand naked in chains for hours with a belt around his neck.
As part of her plea, Miller testified against Bodine, who was sentenced in December to more than 100 years in prison for Evan’s death.
Police believe Evan died in May 2017. His body was found that September after Miller and Bodine moved out.