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The last teenager to be sentenced in the killing of the Barnard student Tessa Majors received 14 years to life, bringing the case to a close.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:04 PM EST

Rashaun Weaver, 16, had initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea last month, pleading guilty to second-degree murder and first- and second-degree robbery.

Prosecutors have said Mr. Weaver wielded the knife that killed Ms. Majors in the December 2019 attack, stabbing her four times in the chest.

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