The incident happened in July 2020 when authorities say Antonio Hicks Sr. lost his temper while potty training the boy and hit him several times.
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The toddler, Antonio Hicks Jr., died at a hospital.
WATCH: The toddler's uncle and neighbors speak on their favorite memories of him and what they remember hearing earlier that day
Uncle and neighbors of 2-year-old whose dad was accused of beating him to death speak out
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Hicks was initially charged with injury to a child, but those charges were upgraded to murder, to which he pleaded guilty.
According to records, Hicks will be given credit for the one year he's already been in prison.