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Boy died after ex-police dad made him sleep on frozen concrete garage floor

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An ex- policeman has been charged with second degree murder after he forced his eight-year-old son to sleep on the concrete floor of a bitterly cold garage overnight.

Michael Valva, a former New York officer, was found guilty of four counts of child endangerment and is now facing a potential maximum 25 years to life sentence in prison.

Below freezing temperatures fell to -6C the night little Thomas Valva was forced to sleep in the garage of his family's Long Island home and the youngster sadly died the following day in January 2020.

After a month's worth of testimony, Friday's verdict was announced on the first day of deliberations, the Mirror reports. The eight year old's death was ruled as a homicide by a medical examiner who found that hypothermia was a leading factor in his death.

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