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Woman sentenced for homicide behind Wichita business

By Laura McMillan,

2024-08-16

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A woman arrested after a man was found stabbed to death behind a Wichita business has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

A passerby found the body of 49-year-old Hung Nguyen of Wichita behind a business in the 7800 block of East Harry on Aug. 17, 2021. The passerby, who thought Nguyen had been shot, called 911.

As Wichita Police Department detectives investigated the death, they learned the victim had been seen with a woman earlier in the day. They say the woman was identified as Latoya McCurn, 34. They contacted her and took her into custody.

Police believe Nguyen and McCurn were strangers and that McCurn stabbed Nguyen after he upset her.

McCurn was initially charged with first-degree murder. In June, she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and criminal threat.

On Friday, District Judge Eric Williams sentenced her to 84-months in prison.

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Wichita Ks. resident

08-18

Another plea bargain by the POS district attorney!

Richard Mean Forsythe

08-17

First of all I was there, and other thing is if you read the whole case file then you will know why she got 7 years. when she is done here in Kansas she goes right back to Texas to do her time there.So before you start to Judge someone look at the whole picture because that could you they talk about and then you will have to sit here all the bad name calling and BS. And by the way I was the guy that found the body and called the police.

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