POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Lakeland mother is furious after she said the man charged with killing her daughter wasn't given a long enough sentence. Cherie Smith has spoken to 8 On Your Side multiple times since her daughter, Angel Snell, was stabbed to death at a construction site in July 2024.

Snell had a daughter to raise. Al'Honesty is her name. She is now 6 years old.

"She used to take me out to parks," Al'Honesty said when asked what she remembers about her mother.

It's been just over a year since her mother was stabbed to death. The family said the man responsible was given a plea deal and a 10-year prison sentence.

"He needs more time in jail because of what he did to my mommy," Al'Honesty said.

Her grandmother, Cherie Smith, reached out to 8 On Your Side after the state atto

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