Woman who slashed boyfriend with samurai sword 26 times over cheating suspicion jailed for 19 years
The woman, identified as 31-year-old Emily Javier, was charged with attempted first-degree domestic violence murder
A woman from Washington state, who repeatedly stabbed and slashed her boyfriend with a samurai sword over suspicion that he was cheating on her, has been imprisoned for 19 years, according to reports.
The woman, identified as 31-year-old Emily Javier, had been charged with attempted first-degree domestic violence murder, with the prosecution recommending a 20-year prison sentence.
Deputy prosecutor Anna Klien, during the trial, said that the amount of premeditation that went into the attack was "huge and probably more than the court has ever seen," according to the Daily Mail. Javier reportedly shared new details of her plan to kill her former boyfriend, 30-year-old Alex Lovell, who she had been dating for two years.