NJ Man Sentenced for Sauce Pan Beating

A New Jersey man who said he was high on drugs and hearing voices when he fatally beat an elderly man with a sauce pan is now headed to state prison.

The Record reports that 23-year-old Edwin Estrada, of Cliffside Park, received a 60-year sentence on Friday. He had been convicted in July on numerous counts, including murder, burglary and robbery charges.

Prosecutors say Estrada attacked and robbed 88-year-old Vincent Leuzzi in the victim's Fairview home in July 2010. Estrada had claimed he was not legally responsible for the murder because he was high on PCP and marijuana and was urged on by the voice of the devil.

Leuzzi died of blunt force trauma caused by at least nine blows.

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