Former NYC cop gets life for stabbing ex-girlfriend

A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend with a machete-style knife during an ambush at her New Jersey home.

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Nov 16, 2019, 6:16 AM

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