A man convicted of breaking into a woman’s Rancho Penasquitos condominium and killing her was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years to life in state prison. Parrish Juan Chambers Jr., 47, was convicted by a San Diego jury of second-degree murder for the June 2022 killing of 45-year-old Nahal Connie Dad khah. Prosecutors alleged Chambers smashed through a window to gain access to Dadkhah’s home and beat her to death. Chambers’ defense attorney, Abram Genser, argued, though, that any injuries Chambers may have inflicted were not life-threatening, and Dadkhah died instead of a brain bleed caused by excessive methamphetamine use. Chambers’ murder conviction came in his second trial in the case. A separate San Diego jury acquitted him of first-degree murder, but deadlocked after more than three days of deliberation on lesser counts of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The same jury did, however, convict Chambers of battery and false imprisonment for other prior altercations in which prosecutors said Chambers pushed, grabbed and choked Dadkhah. Chambers was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years to life in state prison for the murder, plus an additional two years for the false imprisonment count. Superior Court Judge David Berry said that among the factors that led him to impose the prison terms consecutively was the ongoing domestic-violence related history between the pair, which included a restraining order imposed against Chambers that he violated at the time of Dadkhah’s killing. The Killing of Connie Dakhah San Diego Police Department Aug 25, 2025 Retrial begins for man accused of murdering woman in Rancho Peñasquitos condo Crime and Courts Aug 29, 2024 Rancho Peñasquitos murder trial jurors reveal what caused the mistrial Crime and Courts Aug 9, 2024 Mistrial declared on murder charge in killing of Rancho Peñasquitos woman San Diego Police Department Jul 15, 2024 Murder trial for Rancho Peñasquitos woman killed in her condo. ‘Could she have been saved?' Crime and Courts Jul 23, 2024 Rancho Peñasquitos murder trial witness testifies about delayed police response San Diego Jul 31, 2024 Heated expert witness testimony in Rancho Peñasquitos murder trial San Diego Jul 25, 2024 Rancho Peñasquitos murder trial delves into victim-suspect relationship Prior to being sentenced, Chambers said, “I want to send my apologies and condolences to the Dadkhah family. He maintained that he “loved Connie” and that while he would accept the sentence, he said, “I’m not a murderer.” Dadkhah, 45, was found dead on a couch inside her Twin Trails Drive home on the morning of June 15 after Chambers told one of Dadkhah’s neighbors that she wasn’t breathing and asked him to call 911. After her death, an autopsy revealed blunt-force injuries to Dadkhah’s head and more than 50 bruises and cuts, Deputy District Attorney Trisha Amador said. Genser argued those injuries did not contribute to her death and that there was no evidence of a beating taking place in the condo, though he did concede that an “altercation” occurred, but said the pair made up afterward. While several neighbors called 911 on the night of June 14 to report the disturbance, officers who responded to the condo ultimately did not enter the residence and left the scene, sparking public criticism and a lawsuit from Dadkhah’s family. In a news release from 2022 announcing Chambers’ arrest, police said officers went to the condo on a report of a disturbance there involving Chambers but left after being unable to confirm a crime had occurred or being able to make contact with anyone inside. Dadhkah’s family alleged in their lawsuit that the officers “created a dangerous situation” by failing to enter Dadkhah’s home and preventing neighbors from doing the same “by assuring concerned neighbors and citizens that they would respond and lulling [them] into relying upon those representations.” A San Diego federal judge ruled twice in favor of the city of San Diego, finding that the officers’ actions did not constitute violations of Dadkhah’s constitutional rights. Last fall, Dadkhah’s family filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss their lawsuit. ...read more read less