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Texas father bawls as he is cleared of starving his four-year-old son to death despite video footage showing his emaciated son begging for bread.
Brandon Cervera was found not guilty of starving his son Benjamin to death.
The four-year-old passed away after he was taken to the hospital unconscious and covered in bruises.
Stepmother Miranda Casarez was previously sentenced to 25 years in prison for Benjamin's death.
Video footage showed Benjamin begging his father for food: "Dad, dad, can I have bread?"
Prosecutors alleged Cervera would lock the cabinets so Benjamin couldn't steal food.
In one text message, the father allegedly told Casarez: "He don't need to eat dinner."
Cervera's lawyers claim the message was taken out of context.