BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An Amherst man was sentenced Tuesday to a determinate sentence of 10 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for killing his mother in December 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. Around 11:33 a.m. on Dec. 26, police responded to a domestic disturbance call on Thistle Lea and found the victim, 58-year-old Jagruti Samant, dead at the scene. Om Samant, 36, killed his mother by beating and stabbing her inside of their shared home, officials said. He pled guilty in October 2024 to one count of first-degree manslaughter. Samant's sentencing is the minimum sentence authorized by the plea agreement and was advocated for by the victim's family, the attorney's office said. Latest Local News Families left in the cold as WNY migrant care transitions from DocGo to Jewish Family Services Retired Rochester police officer threatened violence, shootout toward OP woman ‘It’s an impossible situation for us’: OP farm concerned its new facility still doesn’t have access to water Lancaster man sentenced to 24 years for new child pornography charge Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ returns to Shea’s Katie Skoog joined the News 4 team in April 2024. She is a graduate from the University at Buffalo. You can view more of her work here.