SAN JOSE — Family and friends of a beloved East San Jose elementary school teacher brutally killed by her son six years ago excoriated the convicted murderer at his scheduled sentencing Monday, but will have to wait another month to see his formal punishment after he was a no-show in court.

Ryan Garner, 41, refused to be transported to the Hall of Justice, and his formal sentencing for first-degree murder was postponed to Jan. 12. But loved ones of his mother, 57-year-old Cynthia Mykkanen, were allowed to express to Superior Court Judge Hanley Chew their pain over the loss of a devoted educator, sister and friend.

They also detailed their continuing heartbreak over how the death occurred at the hands of Garner, who had previously been convicted of assaulting his diminutive mother. They d

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