DAYTON — A man in Ohio was sentenced to 17 years to life for stabbing his girlfriend to death after she asked him to get milk for their children.
According to WHIO, Eric Humphries, 40 was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison after he was convicted of killing his girlfriend, Amber Smith, 25.
In November 2020, police were called out to a house in Dayton, Ohio, after reports of a stabbing, according to WHIO.
When officers arrived at the house, they found Smith who was stabbed multiple times. Her children who were ages one and three, were in the house at the time, according to a release obtained by WHIO.
During their investigation, officers learned that Humphries had gotten angry with Smith when she asked him o get some milk for the children. He then stabbed her with a kitchen knife multiple times, according to a release obtained by WHIO. He then tossed the knife in the front yard of the house.
Humphries was indicted for murder and felonious assault on November 10, according to WHIO. He was sentenced nearly a year later on Oct. 24 to 17 years to life in prison.
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