Posted: 4:54 pm EDT July 29, 2010
Updated: 5:30 pm EDT July 29, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Charlotte man who admitted killing his girlfriend will spend at least 27 years in prison.
Daniel Jaworski pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree burglary and second-degree murder in the death of Roschelle Woyee in December 2008.
The two had been dating for five years when Jaworski shot and killed Woyee outside of her home. Woyee had called police earlier in the day after Jaworski had attacked her.
The case put a spotlight on domestic violence in the Charlotte area.
"If I had only taken the extra step ... maybe I would have helped prevent this any way," the victim’s sister, Robin Woyee, said after the hearing in Mecklenburg County Superior Court.
“Things just got to a point where he was unable to deal with things,"Dean Loven, Jaworski's attorney, said.
Jaworski told the judge that his relationship with Woyee had been troubled. He also asked for forgiveness from her family.
Jaworski's mother declined comment after the hearing.
Roschelle Woyee and Jaworski have a 2-year-old daughter, who is now being cared for by both sets of grandparents.
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