A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing his aunt in a dispute over a clogged toilet at their shared California home.
Kern County Superior Court Judge Chad A. Louie imposed the maximum term on Christopher Kaulaity following a jury's first-degree murder conviction last month. The sentence includes an extra year for a weapon enhancement, requiring at least 26 years before parole eligibility. The December 2024 killing of 45-year-old Maria Carmen Torrez took place in a multigenerational residence on Haley Street in Kern County after an argument over the single toilet clogging.