An India-born actor, who was convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times in a vicious murder attempt, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Actor Shelley Malil, best known for his supporting role in the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, was on Thursday sentenced to life in prison with possible parole in 10 years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times in 2008, Los Angles Times reported.
A jury in San Diego County Superior Court in Vista had convicted Malil, 45, of attempted premeditated murder.
Kendra Beebe, 38, was stabbed more than 22 times with a butcher knife when Malil unexpectedly went to her apartment in San Marcos and found her with another man.
The sentence by Judge Harry Elias includes the possibility of parole.
During the trial, Malil testified that he began lashing out when he felt a friend of Beebe was about to attack him.
Malil apologised before the sentencing. “For what I did to Kendra, I don’t have words to express my remorse,” he said.