Ronny Cable.Photo: Facebook
A Pennsylvania man convicted of beating a friend with a hammer, choking her to death, dismembering and then burning her remains will spend the rest of his life in prison for his crimes.
Prosecutors say the victim, Ronny Cable, 34, was robbed and killed in February 2017 in the woods of Derry Township, where her charred remains were discovered on March 9, 2017.
“She had her faults, but she didn’t deserve to be murdered,” the victim’s mother, Beverly Richason, said in court Monday where Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Tim Krieger sentenced Walter to life in prison without the possibility of parole, reports thePittsburgh Tribune-Review.
“The way you murdered her and disposed her like you were dumping trash is heartless and reminds me of a scene from a horror movie,” Richason told the killer.
There, Akamichi said, Walter hit Ronny in the head with a hammer at least 10 times before choking her to death. For the next 10 hours, except for a brief break to go purchase snacks and gasoline at a convenience sore, the men remained in the woods where the body was burned, he testified.
Walter Cable.Westmoreland County
Walter’s defense attorney, Tim Andrews, challenged jurors to consider why Akamichi did nothing to protect the woman as she was attacked, and said that Walter had no motive for the murder, reportsKDKA.
After the verdict, Andrews said: “Mr. Cable maintained his innocence the entire time. We believe Mr. Akamichi, the co-defendant’s, testimony wasn’t credible, that he lied to the police on multiple occasions. However, the jury did a very thorough job and that’s all we’ll say.”
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Akamichi’s defense attorney, Ken Noga, said at the time that Akamichi acknowledged his role and was willing to accept the proposed plea before the judge dismissed it.
The victim’s mother said: “I can’t and don’t want to imagine the terror, pain and sadness that she felt while they bludgeoned and strangled her.”
Walter had no comment after his sentencing.
source: people.com
