A man who attacked his estranged girlfriend while she held their infant daughter took a plea deal on Thursday.
Ray Sands pleaded guilty to attempted murder and exposing a child to grievous harm when he appeared before Senior Justice Bernard Turner.
He received concurrent sentences of 15 years and four years in prison. Sands has already spent one year and seven months in custody because he was not granted bail.
Prosecutors say that on November 15, 2021, Sands went to Peatra Curry’s Key West Street home, ostensibly to see their daughter.
He attacked Curry after she rebuffed his attempts at reconciliation. Sands headbutted Curry and stabbed her about the body while she held their daughter.
Onlookers intervened and stopped the initial attack and took the child into the home.
However, Sands returned and knocked Curry down with his car and ran over her as she lay on the ground.
Curry has partially recovered from the brutal attack, but she’s in need of surgery to repair her back.
Sands, who remained unrepentant, said that Curry had ruined his life.
The judge told Sands that he thought he would have availed himself of the opportunity to apologize to Curry.
He said that Curry was not in any way responsible for the events of that day. Turner said Curry was left to raise their child while recovering for the rest of her life.
Outside of court, Sands once again told Curry that she had “ruined” his life.
Sands was represented by Joel Seymour and Bradford McKenzie was the prosecutor.
Source- The Nassau Guardian
