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Severely Beaten 19-Month-Old Indiana Co. Baby Dies

POSTED: 12:30 am EDT November 2, 2008
UPDATED: 12:46 am EDT November 2, 2008

A severly beaten 19-month-old boy has died.

Little Leonard McIntire had been on life support since he was attacked by his mother's boyfriend on Oct. 27.

Police said 19-year-old Joshua Turner attacked the child inside an Indiana County home.

The boy, known as LJ, was punched, bitten and shaken by Turner.

Joshua Turner remains in the Indiana County Jail.

An autopsy will be completed Sunday on McIntire.

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