An Apex man pleaded guilty Monday in Chatham County to killing his wife and dumping her body in Jordan Lake to escape an arranged marriage in 2023.
Omar Matthew Ibrahim Drabick, 37, was sentenced to 25 to 31 years in prison for the second-degree murder of 34-year-old Hadeel Ghadhanfer Hikmat.
He was also sentenced to six to nine years for a second charge of concealing a death, with an option of leaving prison after three years if he avoids trouble and completes mental health and education requirements there, Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour said…