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Man Sentenced for Brutal Attack on Wife

Berkeley County jury convicts Don Antoin Woody of brutal domestic violence, sentencing him to nearly twenty years in prison. Woody, 49, from Goose Creek, attacked his wife in June 2022, punching, stabbing, and strangling her. Despite the severity of the assault, she survived and testified against him. Woody was acquitted of kidnapping but found guilty of high and aggravated domestic violence.

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