Michigan man starved, tortured autistic brother to death, faces up to 100 years in jail

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-year-old man in United States' Michigan is facing up to 100 years in jail for the torture and murder of his teenage brother in July 2022..

The teenager, Timothy Ferguson, was 15 years old when he died after being brutally tortured by his mother and elder brother..

In the same case, Paul Ferguson, Timothy's brother, has also been convicted, and sentenced to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 100 years in jail...

An autopsy revealed that the child died from malnourishment and hypothermia.. Paul Ferguson, who had testified that he tortured his brother on the instruction of his mother, had confessed to leaving Timothy in a freezing tub for four hours before the child died...

The emaciated body of Timothy Ferguson showed bruises all over, with ribs nearly visible through the skin.. Paul Ferguson, while confessing to abusing his younger brother, said that he did so on his mothers order..