A man has been sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty in the 2024 killing of Corey Robinson, a Charlotte case that has left Robinson’s loved ones grieving the loss of a son, brother, and friend.
On Jan. 8, Ayyad Sukkar pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Robinson’s death. A judge sentenced Sukkar to up to 24 years in prison, bringing a measure of legal closure nearly 19 months after Robinson was found dead inside his home.
The investigation began on June 14, 2024, when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police conducted a welfare check at Robinson’s residence on North Graham Street. Family and colleagues had grown concerned after the 36-year-old failed to show up for work at Wells Fargo or respond to messages. Upon entering the home, which had been plundered, officers found Robinson deceased. Investigators later determined he had died from blunt force trauma several days prior to the discovery…