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'He tried to murder me with his bare hands': Man sentenced for trying to kill mother of his two kids
Irineu Goncalves was sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of charges stemming from an attack in Waterville in June 2023. AUGUSTA, Maine — A Massachusetts man was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison after he was convicted of trying to …