Detroit father given mandatory life in Bianca Jones murder case

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"I did not murder my child. I did not abuse my child," Lane said Monday, adding he was set up to “take the fall.” (David Coates/The Detroit News)

Detroit — A Detroit man convicted of fatally abusing his missing toddler was sentenced Monday to mandatory life in prison.

A Wayne County Circuit Court jury in October convicted 32-year-old D'Andre Lane of felony murder and child abuse in the Dec. 2, 2011, death of Bianca Jones.

Prosecutors say Lane paddled the 2-year-old to death over a bed-wetting incident, disposed of her body at an incinerator and fabricated a carjacking to cover up the crime.

"I did not murder my child. I did not abuse my child," Lane said Monday, adding he was set up to "take the fall."

By Christine Ferretti
From The Detroit News:

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