(WYTV) – The life sentence for a teen convicted of killing his elderly neighbor in Niles has been upheld.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Jacob LaRosa’s sentence and conviction were confirmed after LaRosa appealed them.
He’s serving a life prison term and is required to register as a sex offender after being convicted of the March 2015 brutal beating death of 94-year-old Marie Belcastro.
Prosecutors say LaRosa, who was 15 at the time of the crime, also tried to rape the woman.
READ: Details of LaRosa’s crime and how his sentence was decided
