After being convicted of murder earlier this year, Tormu Prall received a life sentence for what a victim called an "evil" act.
Tormu Prall TRENTON -- A Trenton man who was convicted of setting a house fire that killed his brother was sentenced today to consecutive life and 20-year terms in prison.
Tormu Prall, 41, set fire to the Wayne Avenue home where he and his brother were living in 2007, killing the brother, John Prall, and severely injuring his brother’s girlfriend, Kimberly Meadows.
“I hope you get life in prison for what you did, because it was evil,” Meadows said in a letter that was read aloud during the hearing.
Prall delayed the sentencing last week by submitting a handwritten brief in the hour prior to his scheduled hearing. Today Judge Andrew Smithson described the document as “difficult to divine.”
“This crime was horrific, outrageous, it shocks the conscious,” Smithson said before announcing the sentence.
Prall would not be eligible for parole for 80 years, Smithson said.
Previous coverage:
• Sentencing of Trenton arson murderer Tormu Prall delayed by document submission
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