Sentence in beating death of Hawks' player's father
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Posted 6:53PM on Friday, May 30, 2003
CHICAGO - A 37-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison in the beating death of the father of Atlanta Hawks player Nazr Mohammed. <br>
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In July 2000, 55-year-old Alhaji Mohammed was found dead at his auto parts store on Chicago's South Side. Prosecutors say Walter Hughes beat Mohammed to death in a dispute over money. A Cook County jury convicted Hughes of first-degree murder and armed robbery in April. <br>
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Cook County Judge Stanley Sacks sentenced Hughes Thursday to 42 years for Mohammed's murder and ten years for the armed robbery. The sentences will run concurrently. <br>
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The victim's son, Nazr Mohammed, played for the Philadelphia 76ers before being traded to the Hawks in 2001.
