GUILTY PA - Alina Sheykhet, 20, murdered, Pittsburgh, 8 Oct 2017

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MATTHEW DARBY: Jury selection begins Monday in trial of man charged with killing Pitt student

 

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The DA’s Office is pursuing the death penalty in Darby’s pending homicide case. It is scheduled for a jury trial in early January.

DA’s Office, Pitt & UPMC Team Up To Install 60 New Security Cameras In Oakland

 

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After emotional victim statements, Greensburg man sentenced in killing of Pitt student Alina Sheykhet

OCT 17, 2018

"Witness after witness stood before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning and described Alina Sheykhet.

Compassionate.
Beautiful.
Loving.
Hopeful.
Happy.
Joyful.

And witness after witness told Matthew Darby that, despite what he did Oct. 8, 2017, he would never be able to take away the woman they loved....

Darby, 22, of Greensburg, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder for killing his ex-girlfriend in her Oakland apartment. He was sentenced to a mandatory penalty of life in prison with no chance for parole.

When Judge Manning asked Darby why he was pleading guilty, the defendant answered, "Because I am guilty." He said nothing else but his attorney, Thomas N. Farrell, said his client had expressed regret for his actions and was remorseful.

“I have presided over many homicide sentencings in my more than 30 years on the bench, and I can say, unhesitatingly, that the taking of the life of Alina Sheykhet compares to none other in its sheer brutality,” Judge Manning said.

Throughout the hour-long hearing, Darby showed no emotion -- mostly leaning back in his chair, watching impassively as each person approached the bench to talk about Alina....

In addition to murder, he also pleaded guilty to theft, flight to avoid apprehension and burglary, as well as to criminal trespass for an incident Sept. 20, 2017, at Ms. Sheykhet’s apartment.

Darby also pleaded guilty for an incident Oct. 3, 2017, with an underage girl in Elizabeth Township...."

After emotional victim statements, Greensburg man sentenced in killing of Pitt student Alina Sheykhet

RIP

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