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New Rochelle Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend Freed From Prison Under New State Law New Rochelle Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend Freed From Prison Under New State Law
New Rochelle Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend Freed From Prison Under New State Law A woman who admitted to stabbing her boyfriend to death will be released from prison under a new NY state law that gives judges more discretion in sentencing defendants who have suffered domestic abuse. Westchester County resident Jonitha Alston, age 35, of New Rochelle, will be freed after acting State Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary vacated her original 12-year sentence and resentenced her to five years in prison. The move followed a recommendation from Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah for a reduced sentence under New York’s 2019 Domestic Violence Survivors Justic…

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Hudson Valley Woman Convicted Of Killing Boyfriend Has Sentenced Reduced Hudson Valley Woman Convicted Of Killing Boyfriend Has Sentenced Reduced
Hudson Valley Woman Convicted Of Killing Boyfriend Has Sentenced Reduced A Hudson Valley woman convicted of murdering her boyfriend and father of her children will not spend the rest of her life behind bars after seeing her sentence reduced following an appeal. Last year, Dutchess County resident Nicole Addimando, now 32, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to a term of 19 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the fatal shooting of her former boyfriend, Christopher Grover. Earlier story - Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children However, an appe…

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Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children
Gymnastics Coach Sentenced For Killing Boyfriend, Father Of Her Two Children A 31-year-old woman will spend decades in prison after being sentenced for murdering her boyfriend and father of their two children. Town of Poughkeepsie resident Nicole Addimando was sentenced to a term of 19 years to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her former boyfriend, Christopher Grover. She was also found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon. Grover, a 2006 graduate of Red Hook High School, was a head coach at Mr. Todd’s Gymnastics in Poughkeepsie. On Sept. 28, 2017, Addimando flagged down a patrol officer in the area and…

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by Zak Failla