Jury reaches verdict in trial for man accused of killing daughter of Cleveland reverend

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The jury returned Thursday with a verdict within the trial in opposition to the 29-year-old man accused of beating a reverend’s daughter to loss of life in Slavic Village in 2018.

Cuyahoga County prosecutors stated Jamal Kukla was discovered responsible on a number of prices, together with:

• Two counts of homicide
• One rely of felonious assault
• One rely of tampering with proof
• One rely of gross abuse of a corpse

Kukla’s trial started on Oct. 31 in entrance of Cuyahoga County Courtroom of Widespread Pleas Choose Deborah Turner.

The physique of Jasmine Washington, 31, was discovered hidden beneath stairs outdoors the Broadway Christian Church on Sept. 17, 2018.

Kukla was arrested on Could 27, 2020 after police stated his DNA matched DNA proof collected from the crime scene.

“In 2018 Jamal Kukla brutally murdered 31-year-old Jasmine Washington in Slavic Village. After 2 years of looking for the killer, the Cleveland Police obtained a pattern of Kukla’s DNA which matched the proof collected on the crime scene,” Prosecutor Michael O’Malley stated. “I hope after right now’s verdict the sufferer’s household and buddies can lastly really feel justice has been served.”

Washington leaves behind three kids.

Her father is a reverend at Straightway Bible Fellowship in Cleveland Heights.

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