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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jan 31, 2024, 12:26 PM Jan 31

Virginia man who murdered co-worker over stolen food is sentenced to 70 years

We have some refrigerator Nazis at work, so in a way, I can understand.

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Va. man who murdered co-worker over stolen food is sentenced to 70 years

Luke Lukert | llukert@wtop.com

January 31, 2024, 9:22 AM

A man who brutally killed a co-worker over a lunch stolen from the office fridge in Fairfax County, Virginia, will spend the next 70 years in prison. The sentencing was announced Tuesday.

During his sentencing hearing, 25-year-old Bazen Berhe, of Alexandria, threatened to kill or hurt other people if he wasn’t given the harshest possible sentence.

In response, the judge sentenced him to 100 years with 30 years suspended for first-degree murder.

“In this case, because of the unique and self-proclaimed danger the defendant continues to pose to the community, today’s sentence was a necessary outcome for maintaining public safety,” Commonweath’s Attorney Steve Descano said in a statement.

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Luke Lukert
Since joining WTOP Luke Lukert has held just about every job in the newsroom from producer to web writer and now he works as a full-time reporter. He is an avid fan of UGA football. Go Dawgs!

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Virginia man who murdered co-worker over stolen food is sentenced to 70 years (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 31 OP
Hopefully Trump will say the same in court! GreenWave Jan 31 #1
A coworker stole my lunch back in 2019 IronLionZion Jan 31 #2
Hamberders and Diet Coke Ray Bruns Jan 31 #3
And maybe some leftover covfefe. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 31 #4
and ketchup smeared all over IronLionZion Feb 1 #5

IronLionZion

(45,450 posts)
2. A coworker stole my lunch back in 2019
Wed Jan 31, 2024, 12:33 PM
Jan 31

I told him to stop it and reported it to HR since it was irritating. I never even considered murder.

What was in that lunch?

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