ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarah Boone, the lady convicted of murdering her boyfriend by suffocating him in a suitcase, was sentenced to life in jail in the present day, according to NBC affiliate WESH.
On Oct. 25, Boone was discovered responsible of leaving her boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr. to die zipped up inside a suitcase for 11 hours of their Winter Park residence on Feb. 23, 2020.
Torres died from suffocation, in accordance with the health worker. His household didn’t remark following the decision.
Boone’s protection legal professional stated Boone was shocked on the verdict, in accordance with WESH.
“Simply shock. She’s shocked, you realize. She felt like, you realize, she had a protection, as you realize. So she is simply in shock,” stated James Thomas, Boone’s protection legal professional.
Boone stated Torres received into the suitcase throughout a sport of hide-and-seek.
“I zipped him up we thought it was humorous. We’re joking about how he was sufficiently small to suit contained in the suitcase,” Boone stated.
She additionally claimed Torres threatened and injured her throughout their three-and-a-half-year relationship, a protection backed up by a psychologist who additionally took the stand.
Nevertheless, an knowledgeable witness for the state stated Boone didn’t show habits in step with battered partner syndrome.
The prosecution stated the decision introduced some closure to Torres’s household.
“After 4 and a half years and the quite a few delays, I feel they had been lastly completely satisfied to see this case go to trial and put this one within the books,” stated Dave Cacciatore Jr., assistant state legal professional.
Boone stated there ought to have been a mistrial as a consequence of outbursts by the Torres household and filed a movement for a brand new trial after she claimed she was wrongfully denied a court-appointed legal professional.
Decide Michael Kraynick denied this movement earlier than the sentencing.