Actor Malil sentenced to life for attempted murder
Actor Shelley Malil has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin star was found guilty of stabbing Kendra Beebe after a three-week trial in September.
He claims that he never intended to hurt Beebe and instead it was self defence when he lashed out in the dark in an incident in 2008, stabbing her more than 20 times.
Malil told the jury at San Diego County Superior Court that he thought he was being attacked from behind following a bust-up with Beebe pal David Maldonado.
In addition he was also found guilty of a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Malil, 45, was sentenced in court on Thursday when Judge Eilas ordered him to serve life behind bars, with chance of parole in nine years' time.