SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Sioux City man has been sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing death of a 43-year-old woman.
A judge sentenced Isack Abdinur on Thursday, following his conviction of first-degree murder in December.
Prosecutors say Abdinur stabbed Cornelia Stead 23 times in her Sioux City apartment on June 23, 2015. Police say the two were romantically involved.
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Defense psychologists had testified that Abdinur is a violent schizophrenic and didn’t know what he was doing when he attacked Stead. A prosecution expert said Abdinur knew he’d done something wrong and understood his actions.
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