Man sentenced to life in prison after Mandurah murder

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Thursday, 31 October 2019 12:09

By Hannah Salt

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his former partner in her Mandurah home.

The body of 19-year-old Christine D'Cruz was found in her Aldgate Street property on New Year's Eve in 2017.

Her 26-year-old partner, Junior Fayiah Carlos, was arrested at the scene, and pleaded guilty to her murder in July 2019.

The couple had a baby girl who was just weeks old at the time.

Carlos appeared in the WA Supreme Court on Thursday, and was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 19 years.

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