According to CBS 12 in Providence, a woman was sentenced to prison Wednesday for stabbing another woman to death nearly two years ago. 22 year old Kayla Cantu, admitted to fatally stabbing 28-year-old Kimberly Duphily in September 2020. Cantu was initially indicted on a murder charge, but that was lowered to manslaughter before she pleaded guilty. She was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison followed by three years of probation. Prosecutors said the stabbing stemmed from a fight over stolen money and drugs at an apartment on Leroy Street. Cantu ran off and encountered a police officer working detail on Bicknell Street, whom she told she had been stabbed. When first responders arrived at the apartment, they found Duphily’s husband and others rendering aid to Duphily, who had been stabbed twice.

She was rushed to Sturdy Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.