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June 25, 2008

Woonsocket man to be sentenced for strangling girl

PROVIDENCE -- A Woonsocket man soon learns whether he'll spend the rest of his life in prison for strangling his 8-year-old neighbor after abducting and molesting her.

Joshua Davis will be sentenced this morning in Providence Superior Court for killing Savannah Smith two years ago. He pleaded guilty in April to first-degree murder, kidnapping a minor and child molestation.

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of life in prison without parole. It's the toughest punishment allowed under Rhode Island law.

Davis was a neighbor to the Smith family, and his girlfriend sometimes baby-sat for them.

Investigators say Davis lured the young girl into his red convertible on May 7, 2006. He drove to Cranston and killed her in a wooded area.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 8:10 AM | Permalink

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