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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov 15, 2005 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A California woman shot by her boyfriend and then locked in a garage for six days says she still plans to marry the man sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The victim, Tina Stebbins, was not in San Bernardino County, Calif., court Monday when Christian Lindblad was sentenced for the June 2002 shooting, the Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise reported.
However, Stebbins said in a victim impact statement that she had forgiven Lindblad for shooting her twice and denying her medical treatment by locking her in his family's garage in Big Bear City, Calif.
"I love Christian today as deeply as I loved him before this awful thing happened to us," Stebbins wrote. "We are soul mates."
Sheriff's police said the couple had a history of domestic violence as well as drinking and using drugs together.
Lindblad was sentenced for his guilty plea to attempted murder and other charges.
His parents, with whom the couple lived, pleaded guilty earlier to trying to cover up the shooting.
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