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Woman Sentenced 22 Years To Life For Hitting And Killing Boy With Car

STOCKTON (CBS13) – The woman who was found guilty of second-degree murder for hitting and killing a 3-year-old boy last year in downtown Stockton has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison.

In October 2012, Aushua McDuff-Brown was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder in the death of Ruben Ramirez.

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Aushua McDuff-Brown

Police say McDuff-Brown, 22, was fighting with another woman in a parking lot at Madison Market on October 3, 2011 when she got into her car and tried to run down the woman. Instead, she hit a 3-year-old boy, Ruben Ramirez, pinning him against a wall. He later died from his injuries.

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