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PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) A Jay man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend to death is found guilty of murder.
James Sweeney killed Wendy Douglass in July of 2017 while she was sleeping in her home in Jay. Sweeney had given authorities a note confessing to hurting Douglass.
Our info partners at CBS 13 news report Sweeney faces 25 years to life behind bars when he’s sentenced in April.
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