Teen sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing boyfriend in 2024

MIAMI (WSVN) – A teenager has been sentenced to over a decade behind bars after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing her boyfriend.

Emotions ran high in a Miami courtroom as 18-year-old Jahara Malik learned how many years she would spend in jail after she pled guilty to manslaughter.

“The court sentences you to 17 years in Florida state prison followed by five years of reported probation,” said Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Christine Hernandez…

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