Pennsylvania state law required an Allegheny County judge Wednesday to sentence a McKeesport man to life in prison without parole in the 2024 killing of his mother and her friend.
Prosecutors and pair of mourning families, however, asked Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Satler to do more — and acknowledge “the profound void” left by the murders.
“We seek a sentence that reflects the severity of the crime,” the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement, “and affirm that such violence disrupts families and communities in lasting, devastating ways.”…