REDWOOD CITY – A Bakersfield man was sentenced to 14 years to life in prison for stabbing his girlfriend 15 times in Daly City after she told him she wanted to break up, prosecutors said.

Neil Alexander MacDonald, 27, pleaded no contest in August to attempted murder with premeditation, deliberation and infliction of great bodily injury, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Kevin Dunleavy imposed the sentence at a hearing Tuesday, where he also issued a 10-year no-contact order for the victim, who survived the attack.

Dunleavy also imposed $5,070 in court fees against MacDonald. Restitution for the victim will be determined at a future hearing.

“’I’m very pleased with the outcome in the case,” San Mateo County District Attor

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