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   A Colorado teen convicted in the metal-pipe beating death of a   
   10-year-old girl was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.   
      
   Aidan Zellmer, now 17, was tried as an adult. He ultimately   
   pleaded guilty, as part of a plea deal, to one count of first-   
   degree murder in the death of Kiaya Campbell on June 7, 2017. He   
   could become eligible for parole after 40 years, authorities   
   said.   
      
   “In 27 years as a prosecutor, I have never seen a 15-year-old   
   commit such a violent act,” 17th Judicial District Attorney Dave   
   Young said at the sentencing, according to Fox 31 Denver.   
      
   “In 27 years as a prosecutor, I have never seen a 15-year-old   
   commit such a violent act.”   
      
   — 17th Judicial District Attorney Dave Young   
   After slugging the child in the head five times with the pipe,   
   Zellmer then dragged her into a ditch, where he left her to die,   
   an affidavit showed.   
      
   Kiaya suffered multiple blunt-force injuries to the head as well   
   as wounds to several fingers, according to an autopsy report.   
   Officers used blood and DNA evidence collected from Zellmer's   
   shoes to link him to the murder, the station reported.   
      
   The affidavit said Kiaya's body was found naked from the waist   
   down and there was evidence of a sexual assault, though sex   
   crime charges were later dismissed as part of the plea deal,   
   according to Fox 31.   
      
   Zellmer and Campbell had left their house in Thornton, a Denver   
   suburb where they both lived, to go steal Pokemon cards and   
   candy, the affidavit said.   
      
   Zellmer's mother was in a relationship with Campbell's father at   
   the time, the station reported.   
      
   Young said a clear motive for the crime hasn't been established   
   because Zellmer hasn't disclosed one to authorities, the Denver   
   Post reported.   
      
   His defense attorney spoke at the sentencing about the teen   
   having a mental health issue, troubled family history and   
   suffering alleged abuse, the report said.   
      
   But Young dismissed the teen's past as an excuse for killing the   
   girl, the Post reported.   
      
   Chantel Campbell, the victim's mother, said 40 years is not   
   enough.   
      
   “No mother should have to hear about how her daughter was   
   brutally beaten,” she said.   
      
   Until he turns 18, Zellmer will not be placed with adults in the   
   Department of Corrections, the Post reported.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-teen-17-tried-as-adult-   
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