WACO, Texas — A Texas man was sentenced to 52 years in prison Friday in the decapitation death of his wife, the Waco Herald-Tribune reported.
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Davie Dauzat, 24, pleaded guilty to murder in Waco's 54th State District Court. In August, a judge rejected a proposed plea agreement that would have given Dauzat a 50-year sentence for killing his wife, Natasha Dauzat, 21, on Aug. 25, 2016.
“It is certainly a tragedy for everybody involved in the situation and I think it highlights the dangers that drugs play in our society,” Dauzat’s defense attorney, Joseph Marcee, told the Herald-Tribune. “I certainly think that factored into everything and I think it is a tragedy.
Authorities said Natasha Dauzat was stabbed “at least 43 times” with a knife at the couple’s home in Bellmead, a town just northeast of Waco.
Dauzat told investigators he killed his wife with a knife while their 1-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter were home.
“My client took responsibility for his actions today and that is something he wanted to do.”
Dauzat must spend at least 26 years in prison before he can seek parole.
In a victim-impact statement from the victim’s mother, Patricia Tagliarino, she said Dauzat deserved to die a slow, painful death like her daughter did, the Herald-Tribune reported.
She said she prays every day for him to die.