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Matthew Ponomarenko

Dad Who Beat 5-year-old Son Dead with Baseball Bat to Face Death Penalty After New Charges Added: Reports

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An Ohio man arrested for beating his son to death with a baseball bat will now face the death penalty after being indicted with additional charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Matthew Ponomarenko, 31, called 911 in March and told the dispatcher that he’d just killed his son while hearing voices and left his body “in …

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March 28, 2021

HEAR IT: Dad calls 911, tells dispatcher he fatally beat 5-year-old son with autism with baseball bat

Matthew Poronamenko told police he didn’t know why he did it, but he had been hearing voices.

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