Missouri man convicted in wife’s death admits child abuse

Published February 22, 2022 12:11 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his wife and lying about the whereabouts of her body has pleaded guilty to abuse of their young daughter. KMIZ-TV reports Joseph Elledge pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse, child endangerment and domestic assault. Elledge was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be served after he completes his 28-year sentence for killing his wife, Mengqi Ji, a Chinese woman he married while they were studying at the University of Missouri. He buried her body and lied to authorities about her whereabouts for months. The couple’s child was 1 year old at the time.

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