A Texas oil heir has been ordered to pay a historic $1.1 billion settlement to the young boy he brutally beat, leaving him with serious injuries that require 24-hour care.Charles Brooks Jr., 34, must pay $291 million in compensatory damages and $810 million in punitive damages following a civil jury verdict in favor of Madison Ball, his ex-wife and their son Stephen Sampson. The child is seven years old. He was awarded $800 million, while his parents will receive $5 million. This verdict is the biggest verdict in a case of attack on a child in American history.Brooks is the great-grandson of Humble Oil founding investor Percy Turner and is already serving a 40-year prison sentence for the attack that left his stepson bedridden and dependent on a tracheostomy tube, a wheelchair and a breathing machine. The boy cannot walk and will need full-time care for the rest of his life.The attack took place on April 22, 2021, when the child’s mother was at work. Brooks had to care for a two-year-old child and called his wife and claimed the child was “non-responsive” after falling off the kitchen table while visiting Brooks’ grandmother in Dallas.Mother Ball demanded to see her son on a video call and noticed her child was “barely breathing,” while Brooks ignored her pleas to call 911. Brooks did not take the severity of the injuries seriously and insisted that the child “sleep” and was placed in an ice bath. He also threatened Ball, saying he would “snap her neck” and “f–king kill her” if she contacted emergency services.Ball ignored the threats and called 911. First responders found the child severely beaten, unresponsive, and with adult bite marks on his legs. According to court records, he suffered traumatic brain injury, chronic respiratory failure, seizure disorder, urethral trauma and traumatic hemorrhages of both retinas. The court petition states: “(The child’s) life will never be the same, and he will never be able to grow into the strong, healthy, happy boy he is because of Brooks’s horrible, violent, terrifying behavior.”Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing Ball and her son, said, “We claim to value children in our society. This Texas jury has come forward and shown that. Don’t mess with Texas’ children. I hope that through this verdict this precious child will get all the care he needs and hopefully his life will be as good as it can be made under the circumstances.”Brooks has a history of criminal convictions, including burglary, aggravated robbery, gun charges and drug possession. After the attack, he attempted to escape by cutting off his ankle monitor and was later found in a bar in South Texas. He is currently being held in the San Saba County Jail and is eligible for parole in 2042 with an estimated release date of January 30, 2062.The verdict is one of the largest civil awards ever issued in a child abuse case in the United States.