A teenage boy who pleaded guilty in the killing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors was sentenced to 14 years to life by a judge Wednesday.
Rashaun Weaver, now 16, was 14 when prosecutors said he fatally stabbed Majors while she was walking in Morningside Park in New York City on Dec. 11, 2019.
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“The family of Tess Majors misses her every second of every day and will continue to do so as long as they are living and sentient,” says a statement from the Majors family read at the sentencing, NBC News reported.
Weaver is the last of three suspects to admit to his role in the killing, pleading guilty to murder in the second degree in December.
Majors was killed after being repeatedly stabbed during a botched robbery in the Manhattan park. After being stabbed, she managed to climb a flight of stairs before collapsing on a crosswalk. She died later at a hospital, police said.
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Luciano Lewis, another suspect who pleaded guilty to murder and robbery, was sentenced in 2021 to nine years to life for his role. A 13-year-old received 18 months in juvenile detention.
“I never set out to harm her, and I would give anything to go back in time so that it never happened,” Weaver said at the sentencing Wednesday, according to CNN.
