Brian Coulter Sentenced | Murder of 8Yr Old Stepson • SENTENCES

HOUSTON, Texas -- Years after a young boy's skeletal remains were found in a Texas apartment where his brothers were living alone, the man accused of beating the child to death is headed to prison for the crime.

Lawyers delivered their closing arguments in the case of Brian Coulter, 34, who is accused of beating Kendrick Lee to death in Harris County. Coulter pleaded not guilty, but opted for a bench trial, without a jury present.

After deliberating for about 20 minutes, Judge Kelli Johnson of the 178th Criminal District Court found Coulter guilty of capital murder. Coulter will be automatically sentenced to life in prison without the opportunity for parole.

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