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Man sentenced for beating twin daughters
SaturdaySANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) A man was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for severely beating his infant twin daughters, one of whom suffered a dozen broken bones in her first six weeks of life.
Carlos Gonzalez Jr., 24, of Santa Rosa, pleaded no contest earlier this year to felony child abuse in connection with the beatings.
Gonzalez wife, Nicole Antoinette Gonzalez, 21, pleaded no contest to child endangerement, and will be sentenced next week.
The couple's two daughters, now seven months old and in foster care, were brought to the hospital at six weeks old with cigarette burns and numerous bruises. One tot had suffered a dozen broken bones, doctors said.
Both girls have developmental problems and get regular therapy, according to a probation report.
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