Man, 22, sentenced 29 years to life for killing, burning Brooklyn girl, 14
Christian Ferdinand killed Shaniesha Forbes, who he initially met through Facebook, because he thought she was pregnant and she refused to get an abortion. The girl was killed in January 2013 and Ferdinand was Ferdinand was found guilty of her murder late last year.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 1:34 PM
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A wannabe baby killer was sentenced to 29 years to life in prison for murdering his 14-year-old Brooklyn girlfriend because he thought she was pregnant and wouldn’t get an abortion.
Christian Ferdinand, 22, who fancies himself as a lady-killer of a different kind, insisted he is innocent in the January 2013 slaying of Shaniesha Forbes, who he had hooked up with through Facebook.
After telling Ferdinand that she was pregnant and would not get an abortion, he smothered the teen with a pillow, sprayed the corpse with Axe body spray and ignited it.
Then he stuffed Shaniesha inside a suitcase and tossed it into Gerritsen Creek. Several days later she washed up on the beach.
An autopsy determined the victim was not pregnant.
The pipsqueak punk was in denial mode Wednesday.
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"I never put a hand on a female in an inappropriate manner," he told Supreme Court Justice Neil Firetog.
"I would never kill someone over an abortion," Ferdinand continued. "There's no reason to take someone’s life just because they said they was pregnant. These are all false things."
"My condolences to the family, but I didn't kill Shaniesha," he said.
Ferdinand confessed to detectives and asked them if he could get "some kind of community service" for his evil crime, authorities said.
Forbes' cousin Kerri-Ann Thomas read a blistering statement in court on behalf of her grieving family.
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She said Shaniesha was known as "Mimi" and they would never see her wear a Sweet 16 dress or go to college.
"He (Ferdinand) was 20 years old, the age most people consider to be a man but it's obvious he is no such thing," Thomas said. "What was he doing with a little girl, a baby, a child?
"He talked about his eyes and how he had a hard time keeping girls off him. I hope that works well for him in prison."
The victim's mother, Sandra Price, was so upset after the sentencing she had to be taken from the courthouse in a wheelchair.
Ferdinand had no prior criminal record and possessed "positive qualities," said defense lawyer Jonathan Fink.
Assistant District Attorney Robert Walsh said the crime demanded the maximum penalty because of his lack of remorse and the inhuman treatment of the girl's body after killing her.
