Hawaii woman gets 20 years in torture killing of 6-year-old
Hawaii woman gets 20 years in torture killing of 6-year-old December 16, 2020 GMT KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii woman has been sentenced to serve at least two decades in prison for killing a 6-year-old boy in a case that revealed a pattern of abuse that the judge characterized as torture. Ashley Nihipali was sentenced to the maximum term of 20 years for causing the death of Mazen Kaniela Nihipali-Moniz at a Big Island apartment complex on Halloween in 2018 while she was caring for the boy, West Hawaii Today reported Sunday. Nihipali pleaded guilty in September to manslaughter and thr...