Wayne County murder victim’s family member throws water bottle during emotional sentencing

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – The family of 36-year-old Bushra Mawry pleaded through tears Friday for the maximum punishment for the man convicted of murdering her — a case that left a Wayne County courtroom shaken.

“You violated us,” one family member said, moving the judge to tears as they described the loss of Mawry, who they called a rare soul — “kind, selfless and full of love.”

Amir Patterson, 31, known to some as the “Rouge Reaper,” sat quietly during his sentencing for murdering the Dearborn Heights mother, shooting another man, and committing a home invasion in June 2023 in Westland…

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