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A northwest Indiana man who pleaded guilty to the 2018 murder of his wife has been sentenced to 53 years in prison.
Joseph Borgia III was sentenced Friday afternoon in Jasper County, according to WLFI-TV.
Authorities found Amanda Borgia fatally stabbed in the dining room of their DeMotte home. Joseph Borgia was found with blood stains on his body and taken into custody. The couple’s two children witnessed the killing, according to authorities.
He pleaded guilty to murder and neglect in a plea agreement in September.
In court, he recounted having hallucinations the night of the killing. He apologized to his late wife’s family in court.
The children have been adopted by Amanda Borgia’s family.
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