SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) The 18 month-old boy found dead at a home in Dell Rapids on Thursday had been hit on the head six times until his skull fractured.
Minnehaha County State's Attorney Aaaron McGowan also says that the autopsy showed bite marks on the boy's body.
His stepfather, 36-year-old Keith Cornett, faces murder and other charges. His bond has been set at $2 million cash only.
They say the boy was home alone with his stepfather after the boy's mother and friends went to Sioux Falls.
Cornett has been charged with one count of first degree murder, one count of second degree murder, two counts of first degree manslaughter, two counts of child abuse, one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.