Gareth Pursehouse receives life sentence without parole for murdering ex-girlfriend Amie Harwick by throwing her over balcony

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Gareth Pursehouse, the perpetrator in the murder of his ex-girlfriend and former fiancee Amie Harwick, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The verdict was announced by the Los Angeles court on Wednesday, December 6.

In September, the 45-year-old was convicted when the jury determined that he had thrown Amie Harwick over a balcony at her Hollywood Hills residence in the early morning hours of February 2020.

What did Amie's friends say about her death?

The Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascan’s Office released a statement, “Today, justice has been served for Amie Harwick and her loved ones who have endured unimaginable pain throughout this terrible ordeal.”

Meanwhile, Amie Harwick's friend Hernando Chaves stated to People, "He kept finding her, kept seeking her out. He didn’t respect the end of the relationship."

“The evidence showed he was obsessed with Amie Harwick. He felt entitled to her," Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila to the outlet.

"By happenstance, they bumped into each other eight years later. He spiraled into an angry emotional state and told her she ruined his life."

Drew Carey on his ex-fiance's murder

Drew Carey, who was once engaged to Amie, commented in April on her death, stating, "After Amie’s murder, I took a week off. Really, I couldn’t function," said the Price is Right host.

Carey added, “My first day back we taped the high school show for ‘Kids Week.’ It was all high school kids. It was my very first show back, and everybody knew what happened to me. And so I took time during the break to talk to these kids.”

The 65-year-old further added, “I wish he never did it. I wish he never met her. I really try to practice instant forgiveness and unconditional love. The closer you can get to that, the better you are.”

Amie’s best friend Robert Coshland earlier said, “She would talk about these kinds of statistics about women being injured and killed by boyfriends."

Coshland added, "She became a statistic of something she actively talked about and lectured and helped people with all the time. It’s just doubly, triply tragic.”

“She was on a very good path, in a very good place,” Eric Breslow, another friend of Amie's previously shared. “She was always just a spark of joy.”

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