NIAGARA FALLS, NY - A man has been sentenced in the death of 79-year-old Upender Bawa, owner of the Taste of Life restaurant in Niagara Falls.
The Erie County District Attorney announced Wednesday that Jamell Chapman, 27, of Niagara Falls, has been sentenced to 24 years behind bars, plus 5 years post-release supervision for the 2016 murder of Bawa.
On July 17, 2016, Chapman and two other defendants robbed and beat 79-year-old Bawa to death in the apartment above his restaurant.
Chapman pleaded guilty to manslaughter last March.
