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SURRY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) \u2014Three years after the death of their adopted son, a set of parents have been sentenced in his death via hypoxic brain injury. <\/p>

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According to court documents, on July 8, Joseph Paul Wilson and Jodi Ann Wilson, of Mount Airy, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felony child abuse in connection with the 2023 death of Skyler Wilson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jodi and Joseph Wilson were both sentenced to a minimum of 25 years and a maximum of 31 years in prison, with a credit for 1272 days, about three and a half years, they have already spent in custody for the second-degree murder charge. Then they will serve a minimum of 7 years and a maximum of 9 years 5 months for the child abuse charge. This ultimately comes out to roughly between 29 and 37 years. <\/p>\n

The initial charges came in January 2023, days after Skyler Wilson died of what medical professionals determined was a hypoxic brain injury, which is caused by a lack of oxygen getting to the brain for an extended period of time, and less than a month after a former foster parent expressed concerns about the boy\u2019s treatment to officials. <\/p>\n

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Jodi and Joseph Wilson (Surry County Sheriff\u2019s Office) (2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

From court documents and other official filings, a timeline emerged: <\/p>\n