A New York City man convicted of killing his girlfriend in a brutal attack with knives, a candlestick and a pillowcase around her neck has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced Equan Southall’s sentence Thursday.
The 28-year-old Southall was convicted last month of murder in the August 2011 death of Camila Guzman, a Chilean immigrant. The two lived together in East Harlem.
Prosecutors say Southall stabbed Guzman the back and torso, used a candlestick to bludgeon her in the head and finally strangled her with a pillowcase.
Vance says the case shows domestic violence “can escalate in a heartbeat.”
Southall’s lawyer didn’t immediately return a call Thursday (source).
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