West Virginia man sentenced to death of 6-month-old daughter

A West Virginia man has been sentenced for the death of his young daughter.

Jeffrey Hoskins, 29, of Ripley, was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison for the death of a child by child abuse, one year for manslaughter and one to five years for strangulation, the Jackson County Magistrate told news outlets. The sentences will be served consecutively, with 1,287 days served credited to him, officials said.

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Last year, a jury found Hoskins guilty of the girl’s death. He was accused of strangling his six-month-old daughter Riana in October 2018, authorities said. When Hoskins was charged, officials said the girl remained alive in a medically induced coma and was deaf and blind due to her injuries. He was charged in January 2020 after the girl died, more than a year after she was hospitalized with her injuries.

Prosecutors sought a conviction on the charge of first-degree murder, but defense attorney Mark Plants argued that Hoskins was only guilty of manslaughter.