08 March 2007
Surfside Beach man gets life for killing sister-in-law
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A Surfside Beach man who prosecutors said shot his sister-in-law seven times in the face after confronting her about a possible affair has been sentenced to life in prison.
An Horry County jury deliberated more than three hours Wednesday before finding Chukrallah Yaghi guilty of murder.
Yaghi killed 40-year-old Miray Saad in front of her parents on Mother's Day 2005 in the parking lot of her family's business, Brant's Restaurant Ice Cream in Myrtle Beach, prosecutors said.
Yaghi thought his sister-in-law was cheating on his brother, prosecutors said.
Yaghi first fired two shots into Saad's face, then fired a shot that missed Saad's father as he tried to get help, prosecutor Scott Hixson said.
Yaghi then fired five more bullets into Saad before turning the gun on Saad's mother. "Luckily for Mary Baroody, the gun only held eight bullets," Hixson said.
A police officer making a traffic stop a block away heard the shots and rushed to the scene. Investigator Matthew Prock said as he approached, Yaghi put his hands in the air and said, "I did it. I did it."
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