A Nigerian businessman in the UK, Ezeoma Chigozie Obioha, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a white woman, Carrie Jean Melvin.
The 32-year-old convict the court heard owed his victim $1,620, her fee for a social media marketing job she did for his clothing line.
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He subsequently initiated a romantic relationship with Carrie, which she spurned.
The unimaginable happened to 30-year-old Carrie in Hollywood while walking with her boyfriend to a Thai restaurant. Obioha fired a shotgun blast at her face and killed her.
It all happened on July 5, 2015.
In reaching their verdict, jurors found true allegation that Obioha committed mur
der for financial gain.
