Prosecutor argues man choked, repeatedly stabbed cousin in effort to kill

A man’s confession that he choked his teenage cousin after stabbing her to ensure she died proves he was trying to kill her, the prosecution argued on the final day of a murder trial Monday.
Court heard closing arguments in the trial of Joseph Ryan Sinclair, 23, who is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of his 17-year-old cousin Leona Neapetung-Stevens.
During a lengthy interview with a detective, Sinclair told police that Neapetung-Stevens was his best friend, bu