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Jury Convicts Parrish Chambers Jr. of Second-Degree Murder in 2022 Rancho Peñasquitos Killing

Sentencing in November follows a retrial that renewed scrutiny of a delayed police response.

Overview

  • Jurors found Chambers, 47, guilty after just over three days of deliberation in his second trial for the death of Nahal Connie Dadkhah, 45.
  • Prosecutors said he smashed through a sliding glass door to enter her condo and fatally attacked her, citing an autopsy that documented skull fractures, brain bleeds, and more than 50 bruises and cuts.
  • The defense argued that any injuries he caused were not lethal and contended a methamphetamine-related brain bleed explained her death.
  • Dispatch records show about an hour and 45 minutes passed after the first of multiple 911 calls before police arrived, and officers observed broken glass but did not force entry.
  • A federal judge last month dismissed the family’s civil suit against the city and police with leave to amend, and Chambers faces 15 years to life with credit for time served, with sentencing set for November.