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Nick Pasqual Sentenced After Conviction in Near-Fatal Stabbing of Makeup Artist

The Los Angeles hearing followed a jury conviction and featured the victim’s testimony that exposed failures of a protective order.

Overview

  • A jury convicted Pasqual last month of attempted murder, forcible rape, first-degree residential burglary and related domestic-violence counts for an attack on his then-estranged girlfriend in May 2024.
  • Pasqual was sentenced Tuesday, June 2, 2026; outlets report the term as 32 years to life while others describe the punishment as life in prison.
  • The victim, Allie Shehorn, testified in court with visible scars and said she was stabbed more than 20 times, suffered multiple neck slashes, underwent several surgeries and spent nearly a week in the intensive care unit.
  • After the May 2024 attack Pasqual fled California and was detained at a U.S. border checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, on May 30, 2024 before being returned to Los Angeles for prosecution.
  • The case has focused attention on limits of restraining orders because Shehorn had obtained protection before the attack and prosecutors presented prior incidents of abuse during the trial.