4-year-old boy begs father for bread in heartbreaking videos before starving to death

Harrowing video footage shown to a Texas jury at a murder trial reveals the moment a four-year-old boy begged his father for bread just days before he starved to death.

Benjamin Cervera could be heard in one of the videos asking for bread, water or milk, crying and pleading: “Daddy, daddy, I want bread.” The little boy died on August 17, 2021 of starvation.

More than 30 videos were played in court this week as the prosecution argued why the boy’s father, Brandon Cervera, 31, should be held responsible, KSAT reports.

Cervera is accused of allowing the child to die of starvation and serious bodily injury to a child. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Video clips from June 2021 were also shown in court of the boy searching the kitchen and refrigerator in the middle of the night.

In one video, he is seen grabbing a random assortment of snacks, but footage later reveals that locks had been installed on the cabinets and refrigerator.

Text messages between Cervera and his ex-wife show that at one point Benjamin was given bread and Cervera said, “He doesn’t need dinner,” Detective Lawrence Saiz of the New York Police Department testified. San Antonio during the trial.

Officer Omar Perez, who went to the home for a welfare check, told the court that Benjamin “had visible injuries.”

“He had bruises on his eyes and chest and he was skinny…able to see his bones,” he said.

Bexar County Chief Medical Examiner Kimberly Molina confirmed Perez’s claims.

“He died of starvation, his death was ruled a homicide,” Molina testified, according to KSAT.

However, Cervera previously told police the boy had behavioral problems and had injured himself.

“This child was not starving or dehydrated, and that will be proven scientifically,” defense attorney Jodi Soyars argued during opening statements.

The trial resumes this week with the presentation of the defense arguments.