A former Target worker from Virginia has been sentenced to a century in prison for repeatedly stabbing and bludgeoning to death a colleague he accused of stealing his lunch.
During his sentencing Tuesday, 25-year-old Bazen Berhe threatened to kill or hurt more people, unless he is given the harshest possible punishment, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano sai d in a press release.
A Fairfax County judge handed Berhe a 100-year prison term, with 30 years suspended, so he will spend the next 70 years behind bars.
Berhe, from Alexandria, worked at the Bailey’s Crossroads Target when in August 2021 he ambushed 58-year-old store janitor Hernan Leiva and killed him with knives and a hammer.
Berhe was charged with first-degree murder in the savage slaying, which he claimed was triggered by Leiva’s stealing his food from the office fridge on April 14.
The disgruntled Target worker said he was upset by the alleged theft and spent the next few days plotting his homicidal revenge.