A Dorchester woman will spend 15 to 20 years in state prison after admitting to fatally stabbing a young mother on Boston Common in 2023. On Wednesday, 33-year-old Alyssa Partsch pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in Suffolk County Superior Court for the killing of 21-year-old Jazreanna Sheppard, as per NBC Boston.
Courtroom plea and sentence
The courtroom was packed as Judge Mary Ames accepted a joint sentencing recommendation and handed down the 15-to-20-year sentence. Calling the killing “senseless,” she addressed Partsch directly before imposing the prison term. Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden praised Sheppard’s family for what he described as their “heart‑rendering expression” of loss, according to NBC…..