Man sentenced for trying to bury estranged wife alive WPXI [Video]

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A judge has sentenced a man to more than 13 years in prison after he tried to kill his estranged wife by burying her alive, authorities said.

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Chae Kyong An, 54, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, domestic violence last month, The Olympian reported.

“On October 16, 2022, in the County of Thurston, Washington, with the intent to cause the death of my wife Young Sook An, I took a substantial step towards the commission of the offense when I kidnapped her from our home, took her to the woods, assaulted her and placed her bound in a hole and covered her with branches,” he said in court records, according to the newspaper.

On Monday, Judge Mary Sue Wilson sentenced Chae An to 165 months in prison and 36 months of community custody, the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said.

Authorities arrested Chae An after his estranged wife showed …