(Baltimore, MD) -- A Baltimore man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter last summer.
Omar Passmore pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and gun charges in the death of Breaunna Cormley on North Kenwood Avenue.
At the time of his arrest, Passmore admitted that he shot the girl because he was upset with her mother.
“There is nothing redeemable about a person who would intentionally take the life of an innocent child. This defendant has demonstrated a complete lack of humanity, morals, and conscience by using the murder of a young girl as a tool of punishment against her mother,” said State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates. “As the City’s top prosecutor, it is indisputable to me that he deserves to spend the rest of his life behind bars. As a father, my heart knows he deserves much worse. I am thankful that this plea has spared the family from having to endure the trauma of testifying at a trial while still safeguarding the public.”
