CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison for the murder and robbery of his ex-girlfriend, Audeja Sutton.
Ty-lek Hamilton pleaded guilty to the charges. It happened in May of 2019, when Audeja Sutton was found with multiple stab wounds in an East Charlotte neighborhood.
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Officers responding to the scene discovered Sutton on the side of the road with several stab wounds. She was transported to a hospital, where she later died.
Hamilton was sentenced to at least 31 years in prison on Friday.
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