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A man who beat his own 6-month-old child into oblivion was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison following emotional statements from the child's maternal grandparents.

Anthony T. Robinson received the punishment Wednesday from Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Toia, who called Robinson's severe beating of Zayden Robinson 'appalling.'

'You sentenced Zayden to a life sentence for crying, just for crying,' Toia said. 'You not only sentenced him to a life sentence, but with the medical condition he has, you sentenced him to solitary confinement because he can't see, hear or feed himself.'
Robinson, 23, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse for inflicting injuries on Zayden, who suffered blunt-force trauma to his head and is now deaf and blind, on July 25 while caring for him at his and the mother's Washington Township apartment. Zayden has had seven head surgeries and was in an induced coma for two months, according to maternal grandparents Eugene and Marilyn Jones of Sterling Heights.

The grandparents assailed Robinson for failing to call 911 for several hours while knowing Zayden was badly hurt, failing to address self-admitted anger issues and his behavior during more than four hours of discussions with police.
During his video-recorded interview, Robinson told many versions of how Zayden was injured before making admissions and ending the interview by flipping a chair and screaming so loud he had to be restrained, Assistant Macomb Prosecutor Nicole Blank said.

'I watched 4-1/2 hours of the most disturbing confession video I have ever seen,' Blank said.

Eugene Jones accused Robinson of 'trying to minimize what you did' and 'get out of it' during the interview.
'All you cared about was Anthony Robinson and minimize the trouble you were in,' he said. 'You admitted your actions when you realized you could no longer fool medical science. Medical science, X-rays and pictures don't lie, as you have found out.'
Robinson, when given his chance to speak, turned to the Jones family and apologized, repeatedly saying, 'I'm sorry,' but asked the judge 'to find it in your heart to be lenient.'

'I wish I could take it back,' he said. 'I love my son. I've been there for him every day.

'This isn't my character. This isn't who I am. I ask God for forgiveness everyday.'

Robinson groaned and his voice cracked during his statement, but Eugene Jones said after the hearing Robinson appeared to be showing 'crocodile tears.'

'It doesn't seem to be sincere, not a whole lot of crying,' Jones said.
Toia responded to Robinson's statement, 'You may have been there for your son but the day he needed you, you weren't there. You became his enemy that day.'

Robinson's mother, Yolanda Robinson, said after the hearing her son is taking the blame for Zayden's mother and was coerced into confessing.

'He thinks he has to be a man and take responsibility,' she said.
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January 22, 2024
A 30-year-old man who was convicted of abusing a child in the first degree now faces a murder charge after the child died in Sterling Heights, allegedly from the injuries he sustained in the assault.
Anthony Tyese Robinson was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on a charge of first-degree felony murder for the 2016 death of “baby Zaidan,” as referred to in court records, following a preliminary examination Monday in front of Judge Stephen Sierawski in 41A District Court in Sterling Heights.
Robinson is already serving a 10-year, nine-month term after he was convicted by plea in circuit court of first-degree child abuse in December 2016 for the July 2016 incident. Circuit Judge Joseph Toia sentenced him to 129 months to 30 years.

The child died in 2022, and the case was revived and the charge was elevated to murder.
Zaidan suffered extreme head trauma from the original incident, had limited function and was under constant care in Sterling Heights until his death. The incident occurred in northern Macomb County.
 
I really hope Zayden didnt suffer for those 4 years he was alive after the incident.
the baby died in 22 so 2 long years of suffering.... on another note if he plea dealt of abuse charges doesn't that mean he pled quilty but at reduce charges ?? if so how will that work out when he has to go to trial for murder??? if he hadn't accepted a plea deal and was found guilty well now that he is facing a murder charge for same baby he abused but lived for 2 years before succombing to his injuries, wouldn't he have a better chance because his new lawyer could at least try to point a finger at someone else that might or could also have contributed to those injuries therefor creating a doubt???
 
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