A young Brooklyn woman copped to killing her good friend, literally over spilled milk, skirting a murder rap and a possible life sentence, the Daily News has learned.
Kayla Henriques, 20, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday and will serve 15 years behind bars for the stabbing death of Kamisha Richards, 22, in February 2011 after the two feuded on Facebook and via text messages.
"It was a tragedy all around," said defense lawyer Frederick Spiegel.
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Richards was demanding $20 that she lent Henriques to buy supplies for her one-year-old son Alex, and threw the baby's milk out in fury, according to court documents.
"So, they started arguing," Det. Christopher Obdyke, who had questioned the defendant, testified in a hearing last month. "They also started texting back and forth while they were in the same apartment."
The argument, at the East New York apartment of Henriques' grandmother, escalated.
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"She was close to scissors and grabbed it. I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife," the then 18-year-old killer wrote in her confession. "She swung and I swung. Then Kamisha kept yelling 'This b---h stabbed me.'"
Richards died of a single stab wound.
The two were good friends, with Richards taking the orphaned Henriques under her wing, throwing her a baby shower and helping plan Alex' birthday, friends said at the time.
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They also noted a beef the young women had over Facebook in which they exchanged threatening posts in the days leading to the incident.
Prosecutors said the plea agreement was approved by the victim's family. Henriques was facing 25 years to life had she been convicted of murder.
She will be sentenced Aug. 21.
Her Facebook page still carries a final message from the day following the slaying.
"I can't be leave this happen I'm sorry I send my condolences to her family," it said. "RiP kamisha."
oyaniv@nydailynews.com
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