Dad convicted of murder; stabbed wife to death in front of teen daughter (Montgomery County, Maryland)

Dad CLAUDE HARRISON has been convicted of 1st-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife. Not only did Dad rob their teenage daughter of her mother, he ever so thoughtfully performed the act in front of her. Harrison has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Montgomery man who stabbed wife five times gets life sentence

A 49-year-old Montgomery County man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, two months after a jury convicted him of killing his wife by stabbing her five times inside their Silver Spring apartment in front of their daughter.

The daughter, who was about to start college, must now live with the memory of the slaying and her father, Claude Harrison, locked up in prison.

"This is yet another domestic violence murder in front of a child. It's deeply troubling," said Montgomery County’s chief prosecutor, John McCarthy.

It’s unlikely Harrison will get out of prison any time soon. Under Maryland law, the governor must sign off on parole for anyone convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. His crime was not eligible for the death penalty in the state.

-- Dan Morse

By Dan Morse April 22, 2010; 6:34 PM ET