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BK man gets 40 years to life in Sheepshead Bay murders

A man who pleaded guilty to a brutal murder in Sheepshead Bay was sentenced today to 40 years to life in prison. Amahal Lynch was convicted of choking Shakeema Elliot and her daughter, Kaliya Williams,

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