Posted: Sep 20, 2010 5:28 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 20, 2010 5:28 PM EDT
VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) –A Valdosta man has been sentenced to prison for accidentally shooting his girlfriend.
Demetrius Nelson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
He shot 20-year old Shenika Eady in the neck in a home on Tyndall Drive July 23, 2009.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He'll be eligible for release after five years if he agrees to pay restitution to the victim's family and have no contact with them.
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?
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