Gregory Aguiar, convicted of burning his wife to death, will probably die in prison. Aguiar, 51, who pleaded no-contest to second-degree murder charges earlier this year in connection with the March 2000 death of Miu Lan Esposo-Aguiar, must serve 60
Gregory Aguiar, convicted of burning his wife to death, will probably die in prison.
Aguiar, 51, who pleaded no-contest to second-degree murder charges earlier this year in connection with the March 2000 death of Miu Lan Esposo-Aguiar, must serve 60 years in prison before being eligible for parole. The state Parole Board set the minimum sentence Friday.
The ruling means Aguiar wouldn’t be eligible for parole until he was 111 years old.
“It is likely he will remain in prison the rest of his life,” said Kaua’i County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Soong.
Aguiar was accused of pouring lighter fluid on his wife and then setting her on fire at their home in Ele’ele. The incident took place in front of the couple’s 3-year-old granddaughter.
The victim, who was burned over more than 75 percent of her body, died in an Oahu hospital three weeks after the attack.
Staff writer Dennis Wilken can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 252) and mailto:dwilken@pulitzer.net
