Iowa man found not guilty of first-degree murder in infant son's death

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An Iowa man has been found not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his 6-month-old son. The Des Moines Register on Tuesday reported a judge acquitted Nicholas Edward Cox of Iowa Falls. Judge Bethany Currie ruled that there's not enough evidence to prove Cox's treatment of his son in February 2021 caused the infant's death.

IOWA FALLS, Iowa — A judge has found an Iowa man not guilty of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in the 2021 death of his infant son.

But Currie did not find enough evidence that Cox’s treatment caused his son’s death, acquitting him on Friday of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death.Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children Currie wrote that Cox “undoubtedly” committed the lesser offenses of child endangerment and assault but that he cannot be found guilty of those crimes because prosecutors did not charge him on those counts.

 

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