EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma jury has recommended a death sentence for a 36-year-old former oil worker convicted of raping and fatally beating a young mother and burning down her home with her child trapped inside.

Derek Don Posey was convicted in May on two counts of first-degree murder in the 2013 killings of Amy Gibbins, 22, and her five-year-old son, Bryor.

The Canadian County District Court jurors recommended the death penalty on Thursday, The Oklahoman reported. Posey's formal sentencing is set for July.

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