Chad Williams was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for the unprovoked stabbing of Thomas Boyd, a 67-year-old neighbor. The attack occurred in July 2022 while Boyd was out for a walk in his Hayward neighborhood. Williams, who lived in the same complex as Boyd but did not know him, was on probation prior to the incident. At the sentencing, family members expressed their immense grief and loss, with Boyd's sister denouncing Williams's actions and Boyd's wife sharing her ongoing pain and sorrow.
Chad Williams was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for stabbing 67-year-old Thomas Boyd to death in July 2022 without an apparent motive.
Boyd's sister, Cheryl Taylor, stated, 'You've devastated our family and uprooted us...You stabbed my brother six times. He wasn't bothering nobody.'
Paula Boyd expressed sorrow at the hearing, stating, 'Every day I wake up...with (Thomas Boyd) on my mind.'
Williams was living in the same apartment complex as Boyd but did not know him before the attack.
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