A woman convicted in the killing of her romantic rival in Tamarac back in 2022 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The sentence was handed down Monday against 31-year-old Sakiyna Thompson.

Thompson had been convicted of first-degree murder in October in the July 2022 killing of 23-year-old Kayla Hodgson.

Prosecutors said Thompson flew to South Florida from New York days before the murder with the intent of killing Hodgson. They said Thompson was jealous that Hodgson was dating Thompson's ex-boyfriend. NBC6, Family Photo

Thompson surprised Hodgson at her Tamarac apartment at 5 a.m., confronted her about the two women dating the same man, and then stabbed her to death, prosecutors said.

During the trial , jurors heard four hours of closing arguments that were center

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