"God Will Judge You": Man Who Threw 5-Year-Old Over Mall of America Railing is Sentenced

Will Maule : Jun 4, 2019
Faithwire.com

"God will judge you someday and I have peace with that. I hand it off to Him and you will take none of my thoughts ever again. I am done with you." -Mother of gravely injured boy, Landen Hoffman

(Minneapolis, MN) — [Faithwire.com] The man who flung a small child off a third-floor railing at a Mall of America in Minnesota has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. (Image: YouTube Screengrab/CBS/via Faithwire)

Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, stood emotionless as he was sentenced, after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted murder in relation to the vicious April 12 attack which left 5-year-old Landen Hoffman gravely injured.

Statements from the boy's parents were read out during proceedings, with Aranda declining to address the court.

"Your act was evil and selfish. You chose to listen to the worst parts of yourself that day," the father expressed in his statement, according to NBC News. "That is where your impact on us stops. You will take nothing more from us."

The parents have consistently talked about how their faith has informed their response to the nightmarish situation. In their court statements, it was no different... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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