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Daniel Yacobi was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, Oct. 3

He was convicted in August of strangling his 67-year-old mother to death at her Beverly Hills mansion in 2017

“He choked the life out of her,” L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Shane Michael said during opening statements in July

A Los Angeles dentist convicted of killing his mother was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, Oct. 3, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed to PEOPLE.

Daniel Yacobi was found guilty in August of strangling his 67-year-old mother Violet to death at her Beverly Hills mansion in 2017.

Prosecutors said he killed the wealthy widow to inherit a share of her $12 million estate.

The case cam

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