Man who fatally beat 5-year-old over petty grievances like not answering questions fast enough found guilty

Daniel Garcia as jurors in Bexar County, Texas, on May 29, 2024, convict him of killing 5-year-old Domenic Aguilar-Acevedo. (Screenshot: KSAT)

Daniel Garcia as jurors in Bexar County, Texas, on May 29, 2024, convicted him of killing 5-year-old Domenic Aguilar-Acevedo. (Screenshot: KSAT)

Texas jurors took two and a half hours on Wednesday to convict a man for fatally beating his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son, according to San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT. Testimony from the mother established that the defendant, Daniel Garcia, would strike victim Domenic Aguilar Acevedo over issues like not answering questions fast enough or not eating fast enough.

“[Domenic] wouldn’t answer right away, wouldn’t keep quiet, not eat his food fast enough … one time he pooped himself,” the mother, Nickolle Cristina Aguilar, testified last week.

That pattern of abuse ended tragically in July 2021, when Garcia threw Domenic into a wall, fatally injuring the child. Dominic began vomiting what investigators described as a dark substance before he died a few hours later.

Authorities said surveillance footage from the hotel showed Garcia carrying Dominic’s lifeless body to their car. Aguilar testified that instead of calling 911, they drove to Colorado — they camped in a remote area before burying Dominic. His body was later recovered in a ravine near the campsite.

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