Man, 24, found guilty of beating his girlfriend to death

George Huguely V was found guilty today of second-degree murder in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love.
The Charlottesville, Va., jury of five women and seven men reached their verdict after nine hours behind closed doors.
Huguely, 24, was charged with killing Love in a drunken rage in 2010 just weeks before she was to graduate from the University of Virginia.
Both Huguely and Love were star lacrosse players on the University of Virginia’s elite teams.
The murder charge carries a possible prison sentence of five to 40 years. He was also convicted of grand larceny for taking Love’s computer, which carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years.
As the sentence was announced Huguely barely reacted, putting his hands to his face a few times near his chin. He looked over briefly at his family and friends in the front three rows of the courtroom.
The jurors immediately heard pre-sentencing testimony from Love’s mother and sister and returned to the jury room to decide on a sentence for Huguely.