Man accused of beating to death 4-year-old Skylar Mendez, who spilled juice on Xbox

CHICAGO (AP): Prosecutors will seek a life sentence for a suburban Chicago man accused of beating a 4-year-old girl to death after she spilled juice on an Xbox video console.

Prosecutors said “heinous” circumstances justify the sentence for 19-year-old Johnathan Fair, of Waukegan, if he is eventually convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter, Skylar Mendez, Chicago Tribune reported.