Sentencing for man who left Kingsley woman to die in burning house

Posted: 11.29.2012 at 7:35 AM

Michael Piranian will be sentenced Thursday in the death of Kori VanHulle.

GRAND RAPIDS -- A West Michigan man faces at least 30 years in prison for killing a woman from Kingsley.

Michael Piranian , 62, will be sentenced Thursday at 1:30pm in Kent County Circuit Court. Piranian pleaded guilty in October to second-degree murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

Piranian set a Kent County home on fire in March. Kori VanHulle, 24, was trapped inside.

VanHulle had recently moved to Kent County from Kingsley.

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