Patrick Murphy因在车里刺杀Jordan Ronan判处9年徒刑,声称自卫。
Patrick Murphy sentenced to 9 years for stabbing Jordan Ronan to death in his van, claiming self-defense.
Patrick Murphy, 38岁, 因谋杀20岁的Jordan Ronan被判九年徒刑, 2024年7月,
Patrick Murphy, 38, was sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of 20-year-old Jordan Ronan, who was fatally stabbed in July 2024 after entering Murphy’s unlocked van.
Murphy有31起先前的定罪,包括因持有刀子而被定罪,他承认刺伤,但声称自卫。
Murphy, with 31 prior convictions including for knife possession, admitted to the stabbing but claimed self-defense.
监控录像显示,他从背后刺杀罗南,逃跑时没有拨打紧急服务电话,后来隐藏了门铃摄像头。
Surveillance footage showed him stabbing Ronan from behind, fleeing without calling emergency services, and later hiding the doorbell camera.
法官指出,过度使用武力和未能寻求帮助是加重处罚的因素。
The judge noted the excessive use of force and failure to seek help as aggravating factors.
Ronan被描述为一位怀着孩子的受人欢迎的年轻男子,他死于胸部的深处伤口。
Ronan, described as a well-liked young man expecting a child, died from a deep chest wound.
他的家人拒绝了判决,称其不公正,而Murphy在一次监狱袭击中受伤,被关在23小时的禁闭中,表示悔恨。
His family rejected the verdict, calling it unjust, while Murphy, injured in a prison attack and held in 23-hour lockdown, expressed remorse.