Aaron Trejo.Photo: St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office
Aaron Trejo — the Indiana teen whoadmitted to stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to deathbecause she was too far along to have an abortion — has been sentenced to 65 years in prison.
Trejo, 17, was given the sentence as he stood in court on Tuesday, multiple outlets,including Fox 59andABC 57reported.
Trejo was given 55 years for the December 2018 murder of 17-year-old Breana Rouhselang and 10 years for the death of their unborn child.
Rouhselang’s family told the court of the terrible impact the death of the daughter has had on them.
“Life goes on, but for me it’s put on hold until I see her in Heaven,” Melissa Wallacesaid in a statement, which she read in the courtroom,South Bend Tribunereported.
Rouhselang’s father also spoke of his anguish saying, Trejo “[had] no remorse or regret for what he’s done,” according toSouth Bend Tribune.
As Rouhselang’s parents continue to mourn their daughter, Trejo’s family spoke on a different side of the teenage killer.
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“Aaron is the most loving, most caring, most persistent, most consistent person I know,” Trejo’s brother Adam Trejo said in the courtroom,South Bend Tribunereported.
Trejo himself offered an apology to his slain girlfriend’s family saying, “There is no excuse for what I’ve done. Saying I’m sorry wouldn’t be enough, but it’s all I can give.”
Trejopleaded guiltyto the heinous crime in October 2019. Court records confirm he accepted a plea deal from prosecutors and pleaded guilty to murder and feticide.
Trejo, who was a high school football player, told investigators he’d had an argument with Rouhselang about her pregnancy, and he was upset she was too far along to have an abortion.
Trejo, who was 16 at the time of the murder, had told a detective, “I took action … I took her life.”
Rouhselang was six months pregnant when she was killed.
The pregnant teen’s remains were recovered from a restaurant dumpster.
Under the terms of the plea deal, the state will file no additional charges against Trejo, who has waived his right to appeal both his conviction and sentence.
Trejo and Rouhselang were classmates at Mishawaka High School.
source: people.com
