A Lynn man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, whose body was found in a Saugus marsh in 2021.

Bruce Maiben, 48, was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the death of 40-year-old Sherell Pringle, who was reported missing days before her body turned up in the Rumney Marsh Reservation. Judge Thomas Drechsler ordered Maiben committed to Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.

“This verdict and subsequent sentence will ensure that the defendant will be held accountable for his senseless and atrocious conduct,” Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said Wednesday. “Our hope is that the family and friends of Sherell Pringle can find some comfort in this outcome.”

Pringle was reported missing by family members o

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