When her father was unavailable to transport her to a hair appointment before to her 18th birthday celebration, the young woman killed him by burning him with a hazardous substance. The Michigan Court of Appeals declined to reverse the low jail term.
In 2023, 21-year-old Megan Imirowicz received a one-year prison sentence. Since she had previously been detained for about 17 months before her trial and while she awaited sentencing, she was released right away.
A minimum sentence of just over four years in jail was stipulated in the sentencing guidelines. Judge Victoria Valentine of Oakland County, however, granted Imirowicz a reprieve, pointing to her youth, immaturity, and potential for recovery. The prosecution protested.
In a 3-0 ruling on Tuesday, the appellate court stated that the trial court had given sufficient grounds for the punishment that was imposed.
Imirowicz was convicted of utilizing dangerous gadgets and irritants that caused death. Prosecutors claim that she was angry with her 64-year-old father, Konrad Imirowicz, since he was intoxicated and unable to take her to an appointment before to her 2021 birthday celebration.
The prosecution asserts Megan Imirowicz severely burned her father’s entire body after she threw lye, a chemical drain cleaner, on him while he was asleep. Following a tracheotomy, kidney dialysis, and the amputation of both legs, he passed away five months later.
Although the victim suffered significant damage as a result of the chemical burns, which ultimately caused his death, the appeals court stated that this fact by itself does not show that the judge abused his authority in imposing the sentence.
“Prosecutors tried to make me look like a monster, but that’s not me and never was,” Imirowicz said after sentencing.
Her father was her best buddy, she said. Probation for Imirowicz ends in July 2028.
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