Anthony Bush, 29, has been charged in the beating death of 11-year-old Donovan McKee after he viciously assaulted the young boy while he was babysitting him.

According to the Pittsburgh Post, police said Bush told officers he beat the boy with wooden sticks.

Homicide Lt. Daniel Herrmann said Anthony Bush, who resided at the Knoxville neighborhood home, reportedly was watching the boy while his mother was working Saturday night.

"Bush disciplined the child by beating him with various objects found in the apartment," according to the officer. Police said McKee endured nine hours of abuse before his death.

The incident at 107 Knox Ave. began at about 11:40 p.m. when the boy's mother called an emergency dispatcher, reporting that her boyfriend had assaulted her child and that the boy was unresponsive.

Police found the child lying on the floor, without a pulse and with a massive head wound.

Officers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics and a doctor arrived on the scene.

The boy, who had regained a slight pulse, was taken to UPMC Mercy then was transferred to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, where he died at 2:45 a.m. today.