BOSTON (WHDH) - The man convicted of kidnapping and killing a Boston woman was sentenced to mandatory life in prison Tuesday without possibility of parole.
Louis Coleman, now 36, was found guilty in June of abducting Jassy Correia outside of a Boston nightclub in February 2019 by promising her a ride home. Prosecutors said Coleman brought her to his apartment in Providence, Rhode Island, where he sexually assaulted then strangled her.
Coleman was arrested in Delaware, where Correia’s body was found in the trunk of his car.
Correia, who was 23 when she died, leaves behind a young daughter.
At the sentencing, Correia’s father said the family came to this country for a better life, but his daughter did not get that opportunity. Six total family members gave statements, most of them were in Portuguese.
“You are a monster, no heart,” her mother said. “You are a heartless character and a monster to me.”
Coleman’s legal team said it was a sad day for both families.
“We heard love, we felt love, anger, we felt pain,” said First Asst. U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy. “We felt shattered families. And if there was one consistent theme in the courtroom, it was, ‘Why? Why?’ Why was this loving daughter taken so brutally? Why was this vibrant mother taken from us?”
“The thing that was most difficult for us and for Louis was hearing him portrayed as a monster,” said David Hoose, Coleman’s attorney. “We have gotten to know Louis quite well over the past three and a half years, he is not a monster.”
At one point, the judge gave Coleman the opportunity to address the court. He pondered the idea for about 10 seconds before declining.
Coleman’s legal team said they will be filing an appeal.
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