Dad sentenced for beating to death 2-month-old son (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

Dad DYLAN MENG has been sentenced to 15 years to life for beating his 2-month-old son to death. A "mental health episode" is blamed for the beating.

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Father Sentenced Who Killed Infant Son
Posted: July 30, 2009 12:19 PM CDT
Updated: July 30, 2009 12:19 PM CDT

By Hailey Higgins, Local News 8 Reporter

IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho Falls father who severely beat his two-month-old child to death last year was sentenced Thursday.

Dylan Meng, 37, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison by Judge Jon Shindurling.

Shindurling says Meng beat the child from head to foot in a mental health episode. Meng admitted to strangling, shaking, dropping and punching his child on July 10, 2008.

Bonneville County Prosecutor Dane Watkins Jr. says Meng "carried the burden of the action since it occurred" and is very remorseful.

Meng will be at least 50 years old before his is eligible for parole. Shindurling says he is "not happy about that," but has to give him the minimum sentence required by law.