A Michigan man who was convicted of fatally stabbing a 30-year-old father will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Joshua Pirtle, 33, did not appear in person for his sentencing hearing on Friday, when a judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. According to courtroom reporting by local news outlet MLive, he appeared via Zoom from the Jackson County Jail and reportedly disconnected the call while the family of victim Sebastian Igafo-Teo, 30, read their statements. He was ordered to reconnect to listen to them.

Jackie Igafo-Teo, the victim's mother, addressed Pirtle directly, saying, "You stalked him, you harassed him, you threatened him and you stabbed him until he was basically a pile on the floor."

She added, "I've been sitting in this court for hund

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