Ajja McClain, of Syracuse, with her son after finding out a judge was giving her a break for killing her boyfriend under the Domestic Violence Survivor Justice Act. On Thursday, Aub. 4, 2022, the judge sentenced her to prison, but for fewer years.
Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse woman who intentionally drove over and killed her boyfriend to escape abuse was sentenced Thursday morning.
Judge Matthew Doran said this was one of the hardest questions of his long career: Do you let a killer walk free because of the trauma she has suffered or retraumatize her by sending her to prison while she is pregnant?
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