A Florida man has been handed a life sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, who was killed with a decorative spear in their bedroom.

Adam Crespo, 49, was convicted by a jury in August for the murder of 32-year-old Silvia Galva, a crime that occurred six years ago. According to reports from Law&Crime, Crespo claimed to police that Galva had accidentally impaled herself on the spear during a heated argument on July 12, 2019. He suggested that she “must have grabbed onto the spear” during their altercation.

Crespo and his defense team argued that Galva’s death was accidental, contending that she inadvertently pierced herself with the 12-inch spear. However, the jury was unconvinced and reached a guilty verdict in less than two hours of deliberation.

Judge Andrew Siegel, presiding over the case, delivered the life sentence to Crespo on Friday, as reported by local NBC station WTVJ. The judge expressed his disbelief that Crespo showed any remorse for Galva’s death.

Throughout the trial, both the prosecution and defense presented expert testimonies and reenactments to illustrate their interpretations of the events leading to Galva’s death. The prosecution argued convincingly that the spear had penetrated Galva and the bedding beneath her, with medical examiners testifying that such a wound required intentional force, thereby confirming the act as murder.

Assistant State Attorney for the Broward State Attorney’s Office Jaclyn Broudy said Crespo “was a person who very clearly is guilty of second-degree murder, very clearly had an ill will, a hatred, a spite against [Galva]. He was p—ed off and wanted her out.”

Crespo’s defense attorney Christopher O’Toole disagreed with the prosecution’s version, saying, “There is no physical evidence, there is no evidence Adam gripped that spear and used it. Why is there no physical evidence? Because it was an accident. There’s not going to be physical evidence that there was a murder.”

According to police, Crespo said that he had turned his back during his fight with Galva and “heard a snap.” When he saw Galva with the blade buried in her chest, he pulled it out, “hoping it was not too bad.” He then yelled for his neighbor to call 911 while he put pressure on Galva’s traumatic chest wound.

At his sentencing, Crespo did not react when he learned of his life sentence. He told the court, “I still love her and I regret my actions that night.”