South Side man sentenced for killing girlfriend

YOUNGSTOWN — A 61-year-old man who fatally shot his girlfriend in the East Philadelphia Avenue home they shared has been sent to prison for 13 years.

Edward C. Anderson drew the sentence today from Judge James C. Evans of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in the death of Mary M. Thompson, 37, who was killed after a domestic dispute on July 15, 2004.

The judge imposed the maximum sentence, consisting of 10 years for voluntary manslaughter and three years for a firearm specification, as recommended by Robert Bush, assistant county prosecutor. Anderson will get credit for 982 jail days served.

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