PARKLAND, Fla. – A man convicted of stabbing his estranged wife two years ago in their Parkland home was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Alrick Oral Brown showed no emotion in court when he learned that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the chance of parole.
He was convicted last month of murder and his attorneys had tried to argue for a new trial, claiming that Brown was under medication when he provided a statement to police.
Their request was denied.
The fatal stabbing was reported the night of Feb. 2, 2014, at 12471 Northwest Manor.
Police said they found Dacota Stewart-Dick, 53, on the ground with stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to an arrest report, Brown, who was 15 years younger than his wife, told detectives that he stabbed his wife after he confronted her about kissing another man.
Police said Brown claimed that he accidentally stabbed his wife during the argument after she pulled a knife on him and that he drank Clorox because he wanted to die with her.
Investigators said they found pools of blood in the master bedroom and kitchen. A mirror in the bedroom had the word "sorry" written in what appeared to be blood.
The victim's family attended Monday's sentencing, where Stewart-Dick's sisters asked Brown why he didn't spare her life.
"Why didn't you give my sister a second chance?" Marcia Stewart-Forbes said. "You sat there and you watched her die when could have tried to save her life, picking up the phone and dialing 911."
The family had no prior history of law enforcement calls to their home. Court records show that Stewart-Dick had filed for divorce in 2013.