Johnson County authorities say 40-year-old Kham Khamchanh of Shawnee was sentenced Thursday in the January 2009 death of Yamarawit Sahle of Merriam. Yami was the daughter of Khamchanh’s then-girlfriend.
The suspect admitted that he threw the girl to the floor five to 10 times and that he’d previously punched and slapped her.
As part of the plea agreement, Khamchanh was sentenced to the maximum of 13 years and nine months.