A Fall River man pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman 22 times in January 2021 and was sentenced to 38 to 40 years in prison on related charges last week, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday.

Derrell Hampton, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and mayhem in Fall River Superior Court on Thursday, and he was sentenced the following day, the district attorney’s office said in a press release. His case was set to go to trial on Monday.

A brutal attack

On Jan. 21, 2021, a tow truck driver found a severely injured 35-year-old woman inside her car in the parking lot of the Walmart in Fall River around 8:45 p.m., the district attorney’s office said. The woman and much of her car were covere

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