A Florida man who was found guilty of murdering his pregnant lover and the baby she was about to give birth to received the ultimate punishment at sentencing.

Jose Soto-Escalera, 48, was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder last month in connection with the 2018 death of 23-year-old Tania Wise, who was about one week away from giving birth to a son she had named Josiah. Soto-Escalera was proven to be the father of the baby through DNA evidence, and prosecutors argued during trial that he became angry when Wise gave away money he wanted her to use to get an abortion.

On Friday, a judge sentenced Soto-Escalera to death for the two murders.

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