Wichita Man Sentenced in Girlfriend's Death
Associated Press - Fri 10:33 AM 01/04/2013
A Wichita man who stabbed his girlfriend to death in a store parking lot was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison.
Forty-year-old Eric Avila was sentenced Thursday for killing 35-year-old Alina Burkman at a south Wichita Kmart. He pleaded no contest in November to second-degree murder and kidnapping in the March 8 death.
Wichita police said Avila and Burkman fought after being evicted from a nearby hotel.
Police say Avila suffered stab wounds to the chest and abdomen, but the wounds were apparently self-inflicted.
The Wichita Eagle reports Avila's attorney said the two loved each other but were both addicted to drugs.
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Iseenit
Sunday 6 January 2013 10:18 Report this comment
Why is murder doing less time than druggies, life is cheep !