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A teenage girl has admitted to killing her father in his Spokane home last year.
Jacqueline A. Wortham, 18, faces 22 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder. Her sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 16.
Daniel Wortham, 39, lived with his daughter on East Sharp Avenue when police say the girl and her boyfriend, Edmund D. Washington, 19, stabbed and beat him to death March 21, 2008.
Police found his body two days later after family reported his home was suspiciously quiet. Jacqueline Wortham and Washington were arrested at a South Hill home the next day. Wortham entered her plea on July 29.
Washington remains in Spokane County Jail on one count of first-degree murder. His trial is scheduled for November.
Read past coverage of the case here.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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lewis8457 on August 10 at 9:45 a.m.
what a tragic event. the father did everything he could for his daughter. But for some reason never instilled respect in her. another life gone and another youngster in prison. the insanity continues…….