Woman sentenced to life for deadly 'hide and seek' game
Sarah Boone was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her partner, Jorge Torres, whom she locked in a suitcase. The court in Florida found her guilty, even though she claimed it was "a game of hide and seek." Recordings from Boone's phone revealed the victim's dramatic pleas for release.
9:11 AM EST, December 3, 2024
The court in Florida issued a verdict in the case of 47-year-old Sarah Boone, accused of murdering her partner, Jorge Torres. The woman was sentenced to life imprisonment. The recordings on Boone's phone proved crucial.
The man died after being locked in a suitcase. Boone claimed it was "a game of hide and seek," but the evidence suggested otherwise.
Life imprisonment for murder. The victim died in a suitcase
On the recordings, you can hear Torres begging for release. The woman laughed and refused to help, saying, "You deserve it. That's how I feel when you betray me."
During the trial, Jorge Torres' relatives, including his mother Blanca and sister Victoria, expressed deep sorrow and pain over the loss. The mother remembered her son as a loving father and brother, and his daughter Ana Victoria spoke of the chronic depression and anxiety she has experienced since her father's death.
Sarah Boone maintained that Torres abused her. She claimed that the man "kicked her, punched her, spat on her, raped her, stabbed her, and strangled her." She said, "I forgive myself for falling in love with a monster. No matter how grotesque he might become, I still loved him, had hope, and forgave."
Sarah Boone rejected a plea deal that offered 15 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. Prosecutor Andrew A. Bain emphasized that the evidence was irrefutable.
The Boone trial began in April 2023, and the verdict was announced at the end of October. The woman claimed that she acted in self-defense as a victim of battered woman syndrome, but the court did not believe her testimony. The life sentence was handed down in Orange County.
The case of Sarah Boone drew media attention worldwide. The incident occurred in February 2020. The district prosecutor emphasized in the first statements related to the case that the couple had been drinking alcohol and playing hide and seek.
Nothing indicated that the outcome would be so dramatic. Torres voluntarily got into the suitcase, and she zipped it up. She claimed she was convinced that since two of his fingers were sticking out of the suitcase, he would be able to open it, so she calmly went to sleep.
Source: tvn24.pl/CNN
