Man convicted in girlfriend’s stabbing death sentenced

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend one day after he was released has been sentenced.
Jeremiah Gurule was high on meth when he stabbed 22-year-old Elizabeth Brito in April 2010.
Prosecutors say Brito called police saying she was bleeding and needed help. She later died.
Officers say Gurule killed her after getting out of jail the day before on a weapons charge.
Gurule was sentenced to 18 years behind bars.
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