纽约一女子被刺22刀幸存：行凶者认罪后被判8年半、受害者在法庭上痛哭
美国纽约州纽约市布朗克斯区——23岁的凯特琳·伯曼（Kaitlynn Berman）11月4日在布朗克斯最高法院当庭呕吐、痛哭。去年在她家中将她刺伤约22刀的克里斯托弗·约瑟夫（Christopher Joseph），当天被判处8年半监禁。
据布朗克斯地方检察官办公室，2025年3月22日，伯曼在韦克菲尔德（Wakefield）社区东225街的公寓替朋友照看猫，朋友的男友约瑟夫上门取猫。检方称，约瑟夫求欢遭拒后持刀行凶，刺中伯曼的面部、颈部、双手与腹部；伯曼3岁的女儿当时就在隔壁房间。伯曼在雅各比医院住院48天，接受三次手术与多次输血，手与面部留下永久性神经损伤。
约瑟夫去年12月曾因检方错过一项程序期限而被无保释放；今年9月16日，他承认二级企图谋杀罪。检方请求判处10年监禁，辩方则请求判5年。
法官蒂莫西·刘易斯（Timothy Lewis）在量刑时表示，8年半的刑期考虑到约瑟夫仍然年轻、出狱后有改过自新的可能；他同时判处约瑟夫刑满后接受5年释放后监管，并发出禁止其接触受害者的保护令。
伯曼在法院外受访时直言判决太轻，并说他刺自己的次数比他被判的年数还多。她的支持者表示，将要求对这一量刑提出挑战并请求复查。
New York Woman Stabbed 22 Times Sees Attacker Sentenced to 8½ Years; Victim Breaks Down in Court
BRONX, New York — Kaitlynn Berman, 23, vomited and broke down in Bronx Supreme Court on November 4 as Christopher Joseph, the man who stabbed her about 22 times in her home last year, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison.
According to the Bronx District Attorney's Office, on March 22, 2025, Berman was pet-sitting a friend's cat at her apartment on East 225th Street in the Wakefield neighborhood when Joseph, her friend's boyfriend, came to collect the animal. Prosecutors said that after she rebuffed his advances, Joseph attacked her with a knife, stabbing her in the face, neck, hands and abdomen while her 3-year-old daughter was in the next room. Berman spent 48 days at Jacobi Hospital, underwent three surgeries and multiple blood transfusions, and was left with permanent nerve damage to her hands and face.
Joseph was released without bail in December 2025 after prosecutors missed a procedural deadline in the case. On September 16 this year, he pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder. Prosecutors had sought a 10-year sentence, while the defence asked for five years.
Justice Timothy Lewis said the eight-and-a-half-year sentence reflected the fact that Joseph is still a relatively young man who may turn his life around after release. Lewis also ordered five years of post-release supervision and issued an order of protection barring Joseph from contacting the victim.
Speaking outside the courthouse, Berman called the sentence far too light, noting that Joseph stabbed her more times than the number of years he was sentenced to. Her supporters said they would push for the sentence to be challenged and reviewed.
来源：布朗克斯地方检察官办公室
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