Jury deadlocked in death penalty trial for a West Philly man who murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend in King of Prussia

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Jury deadlocked in death penalty trial for a West Philly man who murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend in King of Prussia
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The death penalty trial for Rafiq Thompson was the first capital case in Montgomery County since 2014.

convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and their unborn child

Cornelius’ younger sister Ta’Naya Dunlap said that at first, she felt “almost disappointed” that Thompson would not be sentenced to the death penalty. But, as she thought more about it, she thought maybe life in prison, where his sister’s killer would spend his life thinking about the murders, would be the harsher sentence.

Among the aggravating factors was a 2018 aggravated-assault conviction in which Thompson hit a different former girlfriend with his van and charged at her with a knife after she ended their relationship.

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