Toddler sentenced to life in Egypt in case of mistaken identity

CAIRO, Egypt (WPVI) -- An Egyptian toddler has been sentenced to life in an apparent case of mistaken identity.

The three-year-old boy was mistakenly sentenced last week.

He was found guilty of various crimes committed during a protest in 2014, when he was just sixteen-months-old.

Authorities are now realizing it was a case of mistaken identity.

The military released a statement saying the person wanted in the case was actually a 16-year-old who had the same name as the young boy, and who escaped authorities.