30 Years For Woman Who Murdered Ex-Boyfriend's Wife

The woman who pulled the trigger in a Boonton murder has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Antoinette Stephen, 30, received the minimum penalty in court Friday after pleading guilty to murder two years ago, nj.com reported.

Stephen shot and killed Nazish Noorani on Main Street in Boonton in 2011, but did not act alone. Stephen, of Massachusetts, said her boyfriend, Kashif Parvaiz, put her up to the murder.

Parvaiz and Noorani were married with two children. He was found guilty earlier this year and sentenced to life in prison.

Stephen was sentenced after testifying against Parvaiz during a trial earlier this year, and said that while she did indeed pull the trigger, it was under orders from the victim’s husband, the report said.

As part of a plea agreement with the state, Stephen received the 30-year sentence for cooperating with the prosecution. It was the minimum sentence allowed by law for murder.