Fri Dec 18, 1:15 am ET
TORRANCE, Calif. – A 28-year-old man accused of throwing his new wife off a Southern California cliff has been convicted of murder.
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about a day before finding Jason Manai of Torrance guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday.
Prosecutors alleged that Manai threw Julie Rosas off a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff in July 2005 because she wanted to annul their marriage. The two had been married for 13 days.
Manai denied being at the cliff top, but cellular phone records placed him there.
He faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 9.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
Friday, December 18, 2009
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