SC Supreme Court heard arguments from 1 of 3 people sentenced for teen’s 2021 death

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments from 1 of the 3 people sentenced for a teen’s death in 2021.

Nazareth Nicolle Sanchez-Peralta is appealing her conviction over her being tried as an adult despite being a juvenile at the time of the murder.

Investigators say on April 5 in 2021, 15-year-old Sanaa Amen-Hotep was kidnapped by the three suspects beaten and shot several times.

Sanchez-Peralta was sentenced to 65 years in prison while the other two suspects were sentenced to 60 years.