Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour
SAYREVILLE, New Jersey (WABC) -- The man convicted of murdering a New Jersey councilwoman in 2023 was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
In June, a jury found Rashid Ali Bynum guilty of shooting and killing Eunice Dwumfour two years ago in her car in Sayreville.
"Your mother should be disgraced that she brought you into this world. She needs to take you out of it," Eunice's sister Priscilla Dwumfour said.
Her family appealed to Judge Joseph Paone for justice for why her killer should be put away for life for the loss they feel every day.
"I met my wife, pastor Eunice, I call her my angel, my love. I call her my heartbeat," her husband Eze King said.
Prosecutors say the two knew each other from the church where she served as pastor.
The 30-year-old councilwoman's death sparked a manhunt, leading to Bynum's arrest in Virginia four months later.
The family of the victim clapped as Bynum was taken out of court after receiving a life sentence.
"We got justice. I'm so happy and I know Eunice is happy," her mother, Mary Dwumfour said.
As family and friends gave impact statements in tears, Rashid Bynum sat with seemingly no interest in what was being said about the woman he murdered in February 2023, ambushed inside her car outside her home.
"15 rounds at point blank range through the driver's side window, a completely defenseless woman who had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide because she was seatbelted in her car," Prosecutor Tzvi Dolinger said.
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