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Beaverton man pleads guilty in wife’s death

The Columbian
Published: May 7, 2010, 12:00am

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Beaverton man who admitted beating his wife to death with a hammer says he pleaded guilty to murder so his children wouldn’t have to testify against him.

After the plea last week, the 52-year-old man, Namegabe Mushegero, was sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court to a minimum 25 years in prison.

His 49-year-old wife, Nabinto Kelekele, was killed in March of last year at their Beaverton apartment.

The Oregonian reports The Congolese man immigrated to the United States in 1993 and worked as a pastor, assembly line worker and cab driver. His wife prepared food for inmates at the Portland Justice Center.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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