{"id":133049,"date":"2026-05-22T14:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/killer-who-compared-stabbing-his-aunt-to-carving-play-doh-gets-lengthy-sentence-after-courtroom-outburst-133049"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:36:47","slug":"killer-who-compared-stabbing-his-aunt-to-carving-play-doh-gets-lengthy-sentence-after-courtroom-outburst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/killer-who-compared-stabbing-his-aunt-to-carving-play-doh-gets-lengthy-sentence-after-courtroom-outburst-133049","title":{"rendered":"Killer who compared stabbing his aunt to carving Play-Doh gets lengthy sentence after courtroom outburst"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> man who brutally murdered his aunt amid tensions over a clogged toilet in their home, and then said the killing reminded him of carving Play-Doh, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison this week following a courtroom outburst directed at his relatives.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Christopher Kaulaity was found guilty of the Dec. 7, 2024, death of Maria Carmen Torrez and to using a deadly weapon during the crime; however, a jury subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/kentucky-man-enters-insanity-plea-admitting-beating-grandmother-death-recorded-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected his insanity claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kaulaity recalled the killing when questioned by investigators, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It kind of reminded me of when I was a kid again,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Because when I was a kid, I used to carve these Play-Doh figures and use sticks to impale them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/son-learns-fate-years-after-brutal-family-murders-wealthy-coastal-enclave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SON LEARNS FATE YEARS AFTER BRUTAL FAMILY MURDERS IN WEALTHY COASTAL ENCLAVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said he held the knife to kill his aunt &#8220;butcher style,&#8221; mentioning the fictional character Norman Bates from the film &#8220;Psycho.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During Wednesday&#8217;s hearing inside a Bakersfield courtroom, Kaulaity lashed out at the victim\u2019s sister and other family, saying: &#8220;I hope you rot in hell with your sister, b&#8212;-,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/crime-watch\/man-says-he-stabbed-his-aunt-to-death-after-being-triggered-by-verbal-abuse-court-docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KGET-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The killing occurred at the home where Torrez, 45, lived with seven other adult relatives. A day earlier, a family argument broke out between Kaulaity and his aunt over issues with the single toilet in the residence clogging.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/man-allegedly-commits-brutal-murder-just-days-after-being-freed-californias-mental-health-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MAN ALLEGEDLY COMMITS BRUTAL MURDER JUST DAYS AFTER BEING FREED BY CALIFORNIA&#8217;S MENTAL HEALTH LAWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the next 24 hours, tension built in the house and multiple family members warned Kaulaity that if problems continued, he and his adult sister would have to move out,&#8221; the Kern County District Attorney&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the murder, Torrez was walking to the bathroom and passed Kaulaity in a hallway, where she called him a homophobic slur, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the victim was in the bathroom, Kaulaity went to his bedroom where he retrieved pepper spray and a knife. Kaulaity then kicked open the bathroom door, pepper sprayed his aunt &#8216;to blind her,&#8217; and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/mississippi-man-charged-killing-mother-allegedly-flushing-flesh-toilet-dismemberment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stabbed her repeatedly in her<\/a> back and neck,&#8221; according to the DA&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>After the stabbing, Kaulaity called 911 and said he had just stabbed his aunt to death. Deputies responded and arrested him.<\/p>\n<p>Kaulaity\u2019s sister said her brother wanted to escape the toxic household, had submitted job applications, and had even considered returning to a homeless shelter, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>During his trial, Kaulaity said he struggled through abuse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health<\/a> issues throughout his life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/killer-who-compared-stabbing-his-aunt-carving-play-doh-gets-lengthy-sentence-after-courtroom-outburst\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/killer-who-compared-stabbing-his-aunt-carving-play-doh-gets-lengthy-sentence-after-courtroom-outburst <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California man who brutally murdered his aunt amid tensions over a clogged toilet in their home, and then said the killing reminded him of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-133049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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