Max Sentence For Yonkers Man Who Stabbed 68-Year-Old Woman To Death In Her Own Home

YONKERS, NY — A Westchester man who brutally stabbed a senior citizen to death more than three years ago, learned his fate today.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that 24-year-old Deshawn Nunez, of Yonkers, was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for the killing of 68-year-old Renee Spencer in 2022.

Nunez pleaded guilty to felony second-degree murder earlier this month, and was handed down the maximum sentence for the charge by the judge.

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In the late-night hours of Aug. 9, 2022, Nunez stabbed the victim over a dozen times inside her Nepperhan Ave. apartment in Yonkers, killing her.

"While we understand that there is little we can do to relieve the incredible grief felt by the family of Renee Spencer, we hope that this sentencing offers some degree of closure to this senseless crime," DA Cacace said. "The pain and trauma caused by the actions of Deshawn Nunez have left a permanent mark on our family," Spencer's family said in a joint statement made to the court. "The crime was not only deeply violent but senseless, and its impact has extended far beyond the initial moment — it has affected our daily lives, our mental health and our sense of safety. We live with the emotional weight of these events every day."