Imagine what this woman would’ve done to her fiancée if she didn’t love him?
A would-be bride who killed her husband-to-be on their wedding day has been sentenced to life in prison, but claims she still loves him reports The Daily Mail.
Na Cola Franklin, 32, from Eastern Pennsylvania was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Billy Brewster, last August.
Franklin and her fiancé had been arguing in the early hours on August 11 2012, just hours before the ceremony.
Brewster was found bleeding from his chest shortly after 2am in the home they shared with three children.
Before she was sentenced to a mandatory life term, Franklin said she hadn't meant to kill Brewster.
Franklin told the victim's mother, Barbara Obas, in court, 'I love him. I do still love him. I love him more than myself.'
Speaking in the courtroom, in a calm, clear voice, Mrs Obas said her hardworking son had lots of plans, from marrying Franklin, to finding a gang-free school for their children, to finding a better job to provide for his new family.
'You killed him because you could ... you took advantage of him. You showed no concern for the father of your son,' Obas said.
Brewster and Franklin each had sons from prior relationships and a son together. The children were present the night of the stabbing.
'A mother killed dad with the children watching,' Obas said. 'In doing that you also took your own life.'
Defense attorney John Waldron has vowed to appeal. He argues Brewster came home drunk from an impromptu bachelor party and attacked Franklin.
He claimed that Brewster attacked Franklin and then tried to leave with the couple's 9-month-old son.
Waldron argued Franklin, 32, grabbed a knife to protect her child.
But prosecutors say that the child was not in danger, and claimed that Franklin showed no signs of being assaulted by Brewster.
Brewster's cousin Nakia Kali and his wife Monique - who were staying at the home with his wife for the wedding - testified that Franklin was the one being violent, and they never saw Brewster hit her.
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