"The 40-Year-Old Virgin" Actor Shelley Malil Sentenced To Life After Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend
Shelley Malil, an actor who appeared in the Steve Carell comedy "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," has been sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times. He was convicted in September of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
The jury had heard that Malil, 45, stabbed Kendra Keebe inside her own home after he saw her drinking wine with another man in 2008. She suffered punctured lungs and cuts to her back, chest, neck, and arms.
He was also charged with burglary for stealing marijuana and other items from her home 2 days before the attacked. He was acquitted of that charge.
His lawyer argued that despite stabbing Keebe multiple times, Malil never intended to kill her.
Shelley Malil, an actor who appeared in the Steve Carell comedy "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," has been sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times. He was convicted in September of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
The jury had heard that Malil, 45, stabbed Kendra Keebe inside her own home after he saw her drinking wine with another man in 2008. She suffered punctured lungs and cuts to her back, chest, neck, and arms.
He was also charged with burglary for stealing marijuana and other items from her home 2 days before the attacked. He was acquitted of that charge.
His lawyer argued that despite stabbing Keebe multiple times, Malil never intended to kill her.
Malil, who played one of Carell's co-workers in the 2005 comedy, apologized before the court, saying he wanted to go to prison to "make sure I make right from the wrong that I did."
He will be eligible for parole in 12 years, though he could complete his entire sentence in nine years, taking account time already served and good behavior.
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