A 28-year-old mother from New York and her boyfriend, also 28, are facing decades behind bars after being convicted of killing the woman’s 5-year-old son, brutally beating the child with several different weapons and then leaving him to suffer for days without medical help before he eventually died.

A jury in Suffolk County on Friday found Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae guilty on one count each of second-degree murder in the 2021 slaying of young King Owusu, authorities announced. The verdict came back after a two-and-a-half-week-long trial before Supreme Court Justice Steven A. Pilewski.

“This little boy was beaten and suffered for days at the hands of these defendants, one of whom was his own mother, until he unfortunately succumbed to his severe and extensive injuries,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in a statement, adding that Owusu and Addae “have been held accountable for this horrific crime.”

According to a news release from the DA’s office, Owusu and Addae used “at least four different instruments” to “brutally beat” King inside of their apartment in Lefrak City, Queens, over three days from March 30 to April 1.

Prosecutors said the evidence established that after the vicious attack on the defenseless boy, the couple watched for several days as King’s physical condition continued to get worse until he finally lost consciousness.

A 52-year-old babysitter in Wyoming is currently behind bars after she allegedly killed the 5-year-old girl in her care by repeatedly “clapping” the kindergartner’s head between her hands and reportedly telling police she did it because she was “sick of” the child and “just wanted to kill” her.

Cheri Lynn Marler is currently awaiting trial on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in the girl’s horrific 2022 slaying.

According to the Kemmerer Police Department, officers at about 3:38 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2022, responded to a call about an unresponsive female child at a residence located in Kemmerer, which is about 35 miles from the state’s western border with Utah. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders said that they located the victim unconscious and not breathing on a couch in the living room.

Marler, who was the sole person caring for the child at the time, told police that the little girl had fallen down the stairs. Authorities said that the injuries suffered by the child “did not appear consistent with the story that was told to officers on scene,” which prompted police to open a criminal investigation.

Emergency medical services personnel arrived on the scene a short while later and took over attempts to perform lifesaving measures. The victim was then transported to the South Lincoln Medical Center for treatment. Due to the severity of her condition, she was later airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah.

Unfortunately, the child succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at about 9 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2022. Police on Nov. 27 placed Marler under arrest and charged her with the aforementioned crimes.

Court documents obtained by the Cowboy State Daily reportedly state that Marler “admitted” to killing the 5-year-old when questioned by police.

According to the report, Marler said she struck the child about five to 10 times “in a clapping motion.”