 A North Little Rock man has been found guilty of bludgeoning his grandfather to death and then mutilating the body.

Sean Fincham, 25, was sentenced to life in prison after a Pulaski County Circuit Court jury returned its verdict, said Henry Forrest, bailiff for Judge Leon Johnson.

Fincham acknowledged in testimony Tuesday that he had killed 65-year-old Dennie Gregory, though his attorney had previously asked the jury to find him guilty of manslaughter rather than murder because of the circumstances. Fincham said he didn't remember most of the Jan. 4, 2011 attack, but said he snapped after learning that Gregory was sexually abusing his two young children.

Prosecutors contended Fincham - who alleged Gregory had abused him as a child as well - killed out of "meanness," noting how he took his time in killing the frail, elderly man and then used a pair of pliers to remove part of his penis after he died.

The jury began deliberating Tuesday afternoon and resumed Wednesday morning.

Forrest said Fincham was sentenced to life in prison on the murder count in addition to 6 years on an abuse of a corpse charge.

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