Peter Hendy Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Girlfriend’s 4-year-old

Peter Hendy was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for the death of his girlfriend’s son, four-year-old Kamari Zavon Taylor. Hendy, 33, was babysitting Taylor in an apartment in Northeast DC on Aug. 5 of last year, when, according to court records, he punched the boy repeatedly in his stomach, fracturing the child’s ribs … Read more →

Peter Hendy Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder for Kamari Zavon Taylor Death

Peter Hendy pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in connection with the death of 4-year-old Kamari Zavon Taylor. Prosecutors dropped an initial charge of first-degree murder in exchange for the plea. On August 5 around 2:05 p.m. police found the child unconscious in an apartment complex on the 5600 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue … Read more →

Peter Hendy Held in Death of Girlfriend’s Four-Year-Old Son, Kamari Zavon Taylor

Peter Hendy was ordered held today pending a preliminary hearing on a charge that he fatally struck his girlfriend’s four-year-old boy. Hendy, 33, did not contest any finding of probable cause at his presentment on the charge Wednesday. According to charging documents, in an interview with police, Hendy said he struck the child for being … Read more →

Death of 4-Year-Old Kamari Zavon Taylor Ruled Homicide; Suspect in Custody

The Monday death of 4-year-old Kamari Zavon Taylor of Northeast DC has been ruled a homicide; a 33-year-old Northeast DC man has been arrested. Police said Wedneday morning that Taylor was found unconscious in the 5600 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast. He was taken to Children’s National Medical Center where he was pronounced … Read more →

Peter Ignatius Hendy III

  • Arrested: Aug. 6, 2013
  • Age: 33
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Pleaded guilty in the Aug. 5, 2013, death of Kamari Zavon Taylor.