Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday his lawyers announced. He had been given an execution date in March.

A death row inmate who has spent more than 30 years on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola has died of an illness. Christopher Sepulvado, 81, was the DeSoto Parish man sentenced to death for the beating and scalding death of his 6-year-old stepson in 1992.

Give me a little time,” Christopher Sepulvado’s ex, who also served time for her son’s murder, told The Independent. “I’m not ready to comment yet.”