‘He will die in prison': San Diego TikToker Ali Abulaban sentenced for murdering wife, her friend

A former San Diego TikToker is set to be sentenced for killing his estranged wife and her friend at an East Village high-rise apartment building in October of...

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Ali Abulaban, who went by"JinnKid" on social media, admitted during the trial that he shot and killed Ana Abulaban and Rayburn Cardenas BarronA former TikToker will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his estranged wife and her friend at an East Village high-rise apartment building in October of 2021, a judge ruled Friday. "You promised my mom that you would take good care of them like my parents did for Ana Marie and Amira back in the Philippines. But I had no idea that my sister's life would be miserable living with you.

You treated my sister like she didn’t matter, but she mattered.” Before sentencing, the defense argued for a re-trial based on a line of questioning from the prosecution that prompted an outburst from Abulaban during the trial. The judge had previously ruled the line of questioning could be stricken from the record for the jury, but the defense -- while unhappy with the decision -- chose to cross-examine their defendant.



San Diego TikTok personality Ali Abulaban yelled and expletive out in court during his sentencing on Friday morning. The defense was hopeful the jury could have found him guilty of second-degree murder, and his sentencing exposure would have been far less. He was instead found guilty of all counts and special circumstances.

"Obviously nothing is going to bring our brother or Ana back, but at least he is never going to be able to do this to another person again," Jordana said.Brast began her closing arguments in the downtown courtroom by asking the jury to find Abulaban guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly.

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