SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Seminole County judge on Friday sentenced a man to death after he was convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend when she refused to get an abortion.
After roughly two hours of jury deliberation, a jury in October found Donovan Faison guilty of first-degree murder and killing an unborn child. The penalty phase began days later and ended with an 11-1 vote by the jury recommending the death penalty.
The case stems from the November 2022 shooting death of Kaylin Fiengo, who was found shot in her car at Coastline Park in Sanford.
Fiengo was 18 years old and pregnant when she was killed.
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Prosecutors presented evidence that Faison killed Fiengo because she refused to terminate her pregnancy.
“She was so brave. She was so funny, so forgiving,” Tatiana Fiengo, the victim’s aunt, told News 6 following the verdict. “And we all miss her. It’s not the same in our family. There’s always something missing.”
During the penalty phase, the jury heard testimony from Fiengo’s mother, father, aunt and grandmother. They also heard testimony from Faison’s family, who asked for a life sentence instead of death, according to the state attorney’s office.
In Florida, at least eight of 12 jurors must vote in favor of the death penalty after finding at least one aggravating factor.