Ex-Convict Guilty of Raping, Stabbing Woman
POMONA — An ex-convict who raped and stabbed a woman in front of her children was convicted of attempted murder Tuesday and may face three life sentences, the district attorney’s office said.
James Earl Hampton, 30, had been out of prison two weeks and was staying at his mother’s house when he attacked a 26-year-old woman who lived nearby, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Christine Weiss.
On the morning of Feb. 25, Hampton kicked in the woman’s door while she was getting her 6-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy dressed, Weiss said.
Hampton demanded money from the woman, who spoke little English, then raped her and slit her throat from ear to ear while her children looked on, the prosecutor said.
Hampton ransacked the house, then returned and kicked and stabbed the woman in the chest, Weiss said.
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