A man from Washington state, once the primary suspect in a triple homicide but who managed to evade the gravest charges, is now facing a lengthy prison sentence for nearly taking a woman’s life after she criticized his plumbing work.

Kevin Harper, aged 43, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison following his conviction on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, burglary, and robbery, according to Kirkland police. The brutal incident occurred on March 17, 2019, in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle, when police responded to what was initially reported as a hit-and-run accident involving a woman lying in the street.

Upon arrival, officers discovered the woman was not the victim of a hit-and-run but had been brutally stabbed. She bore multiple stab wounds to her head and upper body.

Investigations later revealed that Harper, who had done plumbing work at the woman’s residence, was angered by her complaints to his employer about the quality of his work. In a fit of rage, he armed himself with a knife and returned to the woman’s home. There, he robbed her, attacked her with the knife, and doused her with cleaning solution before fleeing, believing he had killed her.

Despite her severe injuries, the victim regained consciousness and managed to crawl to the street, where a passing driver saw her and called for emergency services. Harper was identified as the attacker and was apprehended by authorities the following day.

The victim’s lawyer read a victim impact statement at her attacker’s sentencing. She still suffers from PTSD, anxiety, and depression, not to mention all the surgeries she has undergone to repair her injuries.

“I am haunted every day by the memory of the night, by the monster who tried to end my life, by the smell of the cleaning solution and by the terror of being unable to call for help,” she wrote, according to a courtroom report by local ABC affiliate KOMO.

Back in 2011, Harper was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of three people including a 98-year-old woman, but those charges were downgraded to weapons and stolen property after prosecutors and investigators dropped the ball, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported.

After his release from prison, he moved to the Seattle area, where he attacked the woman. During his sentencing, he apologized to the victim and blamed his actions on being high on meth.

“This case underscores the incredible resilience and determination of the victim, whose courage played a critical role in bringing her attacker to justice,” Kirkland Police Chief Mike St. Jean said in a statement.