{"id":186363,"date":"2023-08-26T21:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=186363"},"modified":"2023-08-26T21:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:04:43","slug":"hell-on-wheels-teen-girl-sobs-slain-boyfriend-was-soulmate-would-never-kill-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/lifestyle\/hell-on-wheels-teen-girl-sobs-slain-boyfriend-was-soulmate-would-never-kill-on-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"'Hell On Wheels' Teen Girl Sobs Slain Boyfriend Was 'Soulmate', Would Never Kill on Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtroom cameras captured the teenager as she tearfully read a statement, barely able to get the words out, as she claimed "I wish I could remember what happened."<\/h2>\n

Mackenzie Shirilla<\/strong>, who was 17 when she drove 100 mph into a brick wall killing her two passengers, read an apology in court to the victims’ families before her sentencing on Monday.<\/p>\n

The teen, now 19, read her handwritten statement through sobs as she insisted she never would have killed her “soulmate”, 20-year-old boyfriend Dominic Russo, on purpose. She also claimed she wished “I could remember what happened” on the day of the fatal crash.<\/p>\n

Shirilla, who did not testify during the trial, read her brief statement moments before the judge announced her sentence.<\/p>\n

I wish I could take all your pain away.<\/p>\n

“The families of Dominic and Davion, I’m so deeply sorry. I hope one day you can see I would never let this happen or do it on purpose. I wish I could remember what happened,” Shirilla said.<\/p>\n

“We were all friends, and Dom was my soulmate,” the teen continued. “I wish I could take all your pain away. And to my family, thank you for the support and all the love you guys give. I love you all so much.”<\/p>\n

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