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Life Sentence for Brutal Surf City Stabbing | Wilmington News
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A 26-year-old man, Charles Haywood, got life in prison after pleading guilty to brutally stabbing Margaret Bracey 16 times in the neck and inflicting multiple other wounds at her workplace in Surf City — a crime caught on surveillance and described by prosecutors as the most horrific they’ve ever seen. He also stole $750 from the business before fleeing. Bracey’s family delivered emotional victim impact statements in court, underscoring the devastating human cost. The sentence sends a chilling message: this was not just a crime — it was a calculated, violent act with no room for mercy.
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https://www.wwaytv3.com/holly-springs-man-sentenced-to-life-for-2022-murder-of-surf-city-woman/
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