Sharpsville man sentenced to prison for beating girlfriend to death

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Sharpsville man sentenced to prison for beating girlfriend to death

A Sharpsville man who has admitted to the beating death of his girlfriend and the kidnapping of her baby daughter, received his punishment. It was an emotional day for the victim's family in a Mercer County courtroom, as 38-year-old Antonio Velazquez-Rupert was sentenced for his crime. Velazquez-Rupert pleaded guilty back in April to the December 2016 murder of his girlfriend, 28-year-old Amanda Downs of Masury. But during his sentencing hearing he never once apologized to the vict...

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