LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An Omaha teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old girl has learned her fate.
Kianna Opal, 19, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 to 80 years in prison for second-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon while committing a felony.
She was given credit for about a year already served behind bars and will be eligible for parole in 29 years.
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Omaha Police said the stabbing happened early in the morning on May 12, 2024, at a home near 52nd and Maple streets.
The victim, Ezra Sinkiawic, was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle before officers arrived.
She later died from her wounds.
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Opal, then 18, was arrested at the house.
She was facing first-degree murder, but she cut a deal with prosecutors in February, pleading no contest to reduced charges.
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