Authorities think the abuse of the boy and his younger brother began around Christmas Eve, about when their mother and the other suspect began dating.

A white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket is requesting to move his death penalty trial to New York City to be judged by a racially diverse jury, according to his attorney's court filing.

The death penalty is also banned in the District of Columbia and in 22 other states, aside from New Jersey. In New York, the death penalty was outlawed in 2004 by a state court ruling. This means that New York prosecutors cannot pursue the death penalty in the case of Luigi Mangione.

The attorney general said the decision to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering an insurance executive, was in keeping with an executive order by President Trump.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione's lawyer said the death penalty backs the industry "that continues to terrorize the American people."

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione may face the death penalty if he's convicted for the December 2024 killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare