NEW YORK - The suspect in the brutal Murder of an eight-year-old boy pled guilty and will spend up to life in prison. 

Levi Aron, 36, entered the plea to murder in the second degree and kidnapping in the second degree.  He will receive a sentence of 40 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on August 29.
           
On July 11, 2011, Aron abducted Leiby Kletzky from the vicinity of 18th Avenue and Dahill Road, in Brooklyn. Aron then took the child to Aron’s apartment, at 466 East 2nd St., also in Brooklyn, where Aron killed him, mutilated the body and stored parts of it in freezers.

“With this guilty plea, I hope the process of healing and hopefully closure can begin for the Kletzky family and community,” said Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes.  “No one should ever forget what happened to Leiby Kletzky but we can all take solace that Levi Aron will never, ever be able to hurt anyone again.”