Man Stabbed Ex-Girlfriend 217 Times After She Said She Was 'Done' with Him, as Mom Confronts Killer in Court By Christine Pelisek

A Massachusetts man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the brutal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend.

Bruce Maiben, 48, was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday, Nov. 3, in connection with the death of 40-year-old Sherell Pringle.

“This verdict and subsequent sentence will ensure that the defendant will be held accountable for his senseless and atrocious conduct,” Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said Wednesday, Nov. 5. “Our hope is that the family and friends of Sherell Pringle can find some comfort in this outcome.”

Pringle, a mother of a teenaged son, went missing in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2021. Her body was found body two days later in the Rumney Marsh Reservation in Saugus.

She had been stabbed more 217 times, according to Boston25News.

Pringle allegedly texted a friend prior to her killing that she was “done with [Maiben]” after he illegally entered her home and menaced her with a knife,” according to a pretrial motion, Boston.com reported.

At Maiben’s sentencing, Pringle’s mother, Pearl Garner, called Maiben “scum.”

“You don’t deserve to be walking here,” she said via a victim impact statement, per Boston25News. “You will get what you deserve because God don’t like ugly.”

“I hope you rot in hell for what you did,” she said.

Garner said her daughter had to have a closed-casket funeral because of the vicious attack, per NBC10.

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According to her obituary, Pringle, who was employed with a medical group, loved traveling, shopping and taking pictures.

“She enjoyed life,” the obituary states. “Our queen was a natural-born leader. She was very ambitious. She was an amazing mother.”

Pringle had just put an offer on a home that was approved after she died, Boston25News.

Maiben was arrested on Dec. 23, 2021.

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