Man Stabs and Beat His Girlfriend to Death Gets Sentencing
Last year a man from Tempe allegedly stabbed and beat his girlfriend to death. He then dumped her body onto a residential street. His sentencing was on Friday in which he got 16 years in prison.
Twenty-six year old Douglas Ray George pleaded guilty to the second degree murder back in February in 2014. The woman was twenty-three year old, Annovedwin Begay-Barakzai.
The court documents stated that the prosecution said that George had repeatedly and then Annovedwin in the apartment that they shared on June 15, 2013.
The court records showed that the police said that her stab wounds were superficial however the beating she received had fractured her ribs and lacerated her liver. Then, her naked body was dumped in the middle of the street.
According to the records, there were eight people at the trial. Four of them were there for Annovedwin. George’s family seemed unfazed and Annovedwin’s family were very respectful and sad.
According to the report, George had sat in the court room and stared blankly at Annovedwin’s family when it was their turn to talk, however at one point he gave a slight grin during one of their testimonies. Most of the trial his eyes were closed.
Annovedwin’s Aunt, Yvonne’s statement about Annovedwin
There’s not one day that goes by when I don’t think about her.
Wendy Begay’s statement about her sister
The day she left home, I can remember it clearly I told the defendant to take care of my sister and he said, ‘I will.’ That was the last time I saw her.
Only one of George’s family members spoke in his defense. Stephanie Low, The Prosecutor in the trial, stated that George’s actions were “horrible,cruel, and demeaning.”
George’s statement about his crime
What they are going through now I can’t even fathom. I want to offer my condolences.
Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2014/04/18/tempe-man-gets-years-girlfriends-slaying/7889179/