Chicago woman who forced boyfriend to drink bleach, killing him gets 15-year sentence: prosecutors

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CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago woman who reportedly forced her boyfriend to drink bleach, killing him, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday.

Yasmine Elder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime.

Elder, who was 24 at the time, was charged with first-degree murder after police said she forced Darrius Ellis, 26, to drink “a caustic substance” during a fight in a minivan in the West Englewood neighborhood in 2017.

Chicago woman who forced boyfriend to drink bleach, killing him gets 15-year sentence: prosecutors

Prosecutors later said the woman pinned Ellis down and poured bleach on his face. He swallowed some in the struggle and later died, authorities said.

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