Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Lincoln, NE: Neb. woman imprisoned for killing estranged beau

November 16, 2010 12:25 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A 36-year-old Lincoln woman who stabbed to death her estranged boyfriend was given 15 to 20 years in prison.

Lisa Ramirez-Rodriguez had pleaded no contest to manslaughter after prosecutors lowered the charge from second-degree murder. She was sentenced on Monday.

Police say the victim, 31-year-old Christopher Grant, and Ramirez-Rodriguez had a violent history together. Officers had intervened in fights between the two several times.

The Lincoln Journal Star says that when Grant died last November, he and Ramirez-Rodriguez weren't living together.

Police say Ramirez-Rodriguez told officers that she stabbed Grant with a steak knife. She wouldn't say why.

She also told police she didn't want him to die.

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