Pocomoke man convicted in death of toddler nephew

may 20-15 — today in court was found guilty — on all four charges he was facing. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng has been following the case of 28-year-old kevin sewell this week. and — joins us live in the studio tonight with more. lili — david — one of those charges is first degree murder. it took the jury roughly one hour to reach this verdict. family members — visibly and understandably emotional this afternoon in court — declined to speak to media on camera following the verdict. but — we did speak to the state’s attorney’s office. despite a guilty verdict — they say really there are no winners in this case. track 1 worcester county state’s attorney beau oglesby says — he hopes thursday’s guilty verdict for 28-year-old kevin sewell will bring some closure to the family of sewell’s 3-year-old nephew. a boy who died in may 20-15 — days after being in sewell’s custody. this can be a beginning point of real healing track 2 sewell was found guilty of all four charges he was facing — including first degree murder. in day one of the trial — a medical examiner who performed the child’s autopsy — testified the child died of abusive head trauma. the fifteen-page autopsy report — concluded there were at least six blows to the boy’s head along with bruising to the rest of his body. the medical examiner said the injuries were consistent with what would be caused by an adult hand’s knuckles. in closing arguments thursday — scott collins — a defense attorney for sewell questioned language used in the examiners’ testimony. terms like consistent and likely — were both used during the trial to describe possible causes of the child’s injuries. collins asked the jury — quote “if these experts can’t be certain, how can we?” the state’s attorney tells 47 a-b-c he cannot comment on the strength of the defense’s case — however what i will say is the prosecution of these types of cases or any case, but especially this type of case, is only as strong as the investigation track 3 also adding — it was a team effort between his office and law enforcement agencies — both state and local. the defense declined to comment to 47 abc about the verdict. now — a sentencing date for sewell has not been set yet. according to the state’s attorney’s office — it could be sometime either in november or december. as for sewell’s wife amanda — she still faces two charges in relation to this case. those charges — being child abuse and neglect of a minor. she is scheduled for trial in november. david — alright, thank you lili. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng reporting live in our studio tonight. for more background on this case — be sure to find it on our website — 47 a-b-c dot com. authorities in queen anne’s county — are investigating after a pedestrian was apparently