SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man is headed to prison for the fatal stabbing of his teenage girlfriend.
Nickolas Lacrosse, of Springfield, was sentenced to life without parole Thursday after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors say Lacrosse stabbed 17-year-old Kathryn Mauke 32 times in her own home in February 2015 because he was angry she had broken up with him.
The now-23-year-old Lacrosse previously testified that he didn’t intend to kill Mauke but went to her home to get “clarification” on the break-up.
Two defense experts had testified that Lacrosse didn’t have the ability to control his actions.
A lawyer for Lacrosse did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Members of a Hampden Superior Court jury found Lacrosse guilty Wednesday after a trial that lasted about three weeks.
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