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Matthew Darby, Convicted Of Killing Alina Sheykhet, Withdraws Appeal

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The man serving a life sentence for the 2017 murder of a Pitt student has withdrawn his appeal.

According to a report from the Trib, Matthew Darby withdrew his appeal on Tuesday.

By withdrawing, he no longer has appeal rights through the state court system.

Darby was convicted for using a claw hammer and two knives to kill 20-year-old Alina Sheykhet, his former girlfriend, in October 2017.

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