Seventeen-year-old Elijah Hall will be sentenced on Friday for the murder of Manish Melwani at a convenience store in Ballard on July 26, 2009. He was arrested the following day and pleaded guilty in November.
According to our news partners, the Seattle Times, prosecutors will ask for a 23-year-sentence, which is a middle of the range sentence. The paper spoke with Hall’s mother who says, “He’s 17 years old; he’s a young man. He’s a child still,” Lori Hilliard said of her son. “He’s a very compassionate young man, with a heart and feelings. It’s unfortunate he made a bad decision.” Melwani’s family was not available to comment but is expected to speak at Friday’s hearing in King County Superior Court.
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