GUILTY Tx - Makai Lamar, 2, Sexually Assaulted & Beaten To Death, Gatesville, 13 Jan. 2016

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‘You are a monster,’ slain boy’s mother tells son’s convicted killer

Chet Michael Shelton, 29, who was accused of raping and killing a toddler, pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to capital murder in exchange for a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole, and then listened as the slain boy’s mother told him, “You are a monster.”

“I can’t describe the hate I have for you. Although I believe you belong in hell I hope hell comes for you in your prison cell,” the toddler’s mother, Madeleine Lamar said.

“The evidence we’ve seen is disgusting. You are a monster. This would have been Kai’s first year to walk into a school but you Chet Shelton tore his world apart. I know you murdered him and we wished you’d get the death penalty but we’ve had enough of this,” she said.

 

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Guilty plea brings closure, but little comfort to slain boy’s family

Prosecutors wanted to pursue the death penalty, but the toddler’s family didn’t want to go through the emotional ordeal of a trial.

“(There would be) appeals and appeals and appeals and they'd be bringing (Madeleine) back into the situation year after year 10 to 15 years, whatever it is and bring her back in situations where she'd never be able to move on if that's the case,” Brooke Lamar, said.

Boyd said Friday’s plea allows the family to look toward the future.

"Reaching the decision for life without parole is a decision that they felt could truly close this door (on) the criminal justice side of the house and move on and grow as a family, taking care of their health and move on with their lives, Boyd said.