Kansas teen sentenced in death of transgender woman
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Kansas teenager has been sentenced to juvenile corrections in the stabbing death of a transgender woman.
Sedgwick County authorities say the boy was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder in the 2016 death of 32-year-old Tyreece Walker.
The juvenile, whose name was not released, was sentenced to juvenile corrections until the age of 22½ with aftercare until he's 23. The Sedgwick County District Attorney's office says that was the maximum sentence allowed under Kansas law for juvenile offenders.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The teenager, who was 16 when Walker was killed, claimed he acted in self-defense when he stabbed Walker at an apartment complex.
If the teen commits a new violation while serving his juvenile sentence or during aftercare, he could be sent to an adult prison for nearly 14 years.