- Posted June 04, 2012
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Man gets 8-15 years in wife's strangulation death
PONTIAC (AP) -- A suburban Detroit man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the strangulation death of his wife in their home as their daughters looked on has been sentenced to 8 to 15 years in prison.
The Oakland Press and The Detroit News report Rahim Lockridge was given the sentence last Thursday in Pontiac after telling the court he loved his wife and didn't mean to harm her. The 39-year-old was convicted earlier by an Oakland County Circuit Court jury.
Prosecutors had sought a first-degree murder charge in the September slaying of Kenyatta Lockridge in Southfield.
The daughters previously testified that their parents were fighting over missing money. One said their mother hit their father, who then put Kenyatta Lockridge in a headlock. The girl testified her mother then stopped breathing.
Published: Mon, Jun 4, 2012
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