9-year-old child videotapes assault on mother, calls police, sends father to prison. Here is what happened

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The deputies of Yuba County in California learned that Lazaro-Castillo's youngest child had videotaped the mothers brutal assault..

A man in California was sentenced to four years in prison after his 9-year-old son video-recorded him beating his wife mercilessly and called the police..

According to a statement issued by the Yuba County District Attorneys Office, the harrowing incident was reported on the morning of October 9, when the Yuba County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from one of Lazaro-Castillos children..

When deputies raced to the familys home, they found Lazaro-Castillo sitting on top of his wife, who was lying face-down on a floor littered with blood-soaked napkins...

The District Attorney's Office said, "Despite Lazaro-Castillo not having a prior criminal record, he received the maximum sentence for felony domestic violence based on the brutality of his actions and his utter disregard for his children."..