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Michael Saunders, 51, was found guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment in March 2013.
Saunders received the maximum, 25 years to life, on the murder count and the maximum, two and one third to seven years on the reckless endangerment conviction. Both sentences will be served concurrently.
On March 21, 2012, Saunders entered Durrah's apartment in White Plains after learning that the victim intended on filing papers in court for child support, regarding the couple's four-and-a-half month old daughter, according to the DA.
After an argument Saunders shot Durrah twice, once in the back of the head as she held her baby, officials said, then left the infant alone and unsupervised in the apartment, lying next to her murdered mother.
Further investigation revealed surveillance cameras in various locations in and around the victims apartment building showing Saunders outside the Durrah's building, wearing a long sleeved hooded sweatshirt and gloves - despite the warm weather - as well as a hockey style mask on top of his head, said the DA
When the defendant left the building the hockey mask covered his face. He was arrested by White Plains police at his place of employment on March 26, 2012.
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