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More than two years after a California mother’s desperate 911 call ended with her 4-year-old son witnessing her killing, the father prosecutors said carried out the execution will spend decades behind bars.<\/p>\n

Jeffery Kendall, 39, was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison for murdering<\/a> 30-year-old Brittany Elizabeth Ligdis just 10 days after she ended their relationship, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

A jury found Kendall guilty in May of first-degree murder<\/a> and child endangerment for placing the couple\u2019s young son in a situation that threatened his safety.<\/p>\n

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Prosecutors said Ligdis called 911 on the morning of Feb. 16, 2024, after Kendall broke into her Pinole home while she hid in a laundry room with their 4-year-old son.<\/p>\n

About 90 seconds into the call, Kendall entered the room.<\/p>\n

“Let go of me,” Ligdis pleaded, according to the district attorney\u2019s office. “You’re scaring him.”<\/p>\n

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Moments later, she screamed, “Stop it,” before Kendall shot her in the head, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s son cried out, “Momma,” and fled the room while Kendall ran from the home. Responding officers found Ligdis dead from a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n

Deputy District Attorney Tylyn Wells described the killing as “an execution in front of a 4-year-old child” and argued it was not the result of “a mental break,” according to the district attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

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Instead, Wells said the murder reflected a pattern often seen in domestic violence cases<\/a>, where the danger escalates after a victim decides to leave.<\/p>\n

Wells asked the court to impose a sentencing enhancement that increased Kendall\u2019s punishment to 50 years to life.<\/p>\n

Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Glenn Kim called the case “one of the most difficult” he had experienced before imposing two consecutive terms of 25 years to life.<\/p>\n

Kim also barred Kendall from contacting his son, with limited exceptions subject to court approval, until November 2035, when the boy turns 16.<\/p>\n

Separately, Judge Kim convicted Kendall of illegally possessing a 3D-printed semi-automatic pistol<\/a> and determined that multiple factors supported a harsher sentence.<\/p>\n

One year after Brittany Ligdis’ death, her mother shared an emotional video urging family and friends to remember her daughter’s life rather than the violence that ended it.<\/p>\n

“I want this to be a day to remember Brittany, to memorialize her, the amazing person she was,” she said. “Think of her \u2014 all the things we miss about her, her kiss, her hug. I’ll miss everything myself. I will love her forever.”<\/p>\n

Kendall remains in county jail awaiting transfer to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

The Pinole Police Department told Fox News Digital it had no comment on Kendall’s sentencing.<\/p>\n

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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