Perez-Coira
NEW CITY – A Spring Valley man has been sentenced in Rockland County Court to 25 years to life in prison for killing a woman with whom he had just spent the evening.
Juan Perez-Coira, 45, attempted to rape Deborah Burns, 55, and in the course of the attack, caused her death as a result of internal bleeding.
“The defendant took the life of an innocent woman during a vicious sexual assault,” said District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. “I can only hope that the victim’s family finds some measure of comfort and solace knowing her attack will be sentenced to at least 25 years as punishment for his savagery.”
Perez-Coira was convicted after a bench trial of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted criminal sexual act and one count of attempted rape, all as felonies.
