Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her home dies aged 32
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Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her home dies aged 32

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The GuardianAugust 24, 2026View Source

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शॉन ग्रेसन अमेरिका के इलिनोइस में एक पुलिस अधिकारी थे। (Sean Grayson America ke Illinois mein ek police adhikari the.)

Sean Grayson was a police officer in Illinois, USA.

शॉन ग्रेसन→Sean Graysonअमेरिका→Americaके→ofइलिनोइस→Illinoisमें→inएक→aपुलिस→policeअधिकारी→officerथे→were/was
उन्होंने सोन्या मैसी नाम की एक महिला को उनके घर में मार दिया था। (Unhone Sonya Massey naam ki ek mahila ko unke ghar mein maar diya tha.)

He had killed a woman named Sonya Massey in her home.

सोन्या मैसी→Sonya Masseyनाम→nameकी→ofएक→aमहिला→womanको→(object marker)उनके→herघर→homeमें→inमार दिया था→had killed
सोन्या ने पुलिस को फोन किया था क्योंकि उन्हें बाहर किसी के होने का डर था। (Sonya ne police ko phone kiya tha kyonki unhe bahar kisi ke hone ka darr tha.)

Sonya had called the police because she feared someone was outside.

सोन्या→Sonyaने→(subject marker)पुलिस→policeको→toफोन किया था→had calledक्योंकि→becauseउन्हें→she/herबाहर→outsideकिसी→someoneके→ofहोने→beingका→ofडर→fearथा→was
कोर्ट ने ग्रेसन को हत्या के लिए 20 साल की जेल की सजा दी थी। (Court ne Grayson ko hatya ke liye 20 saal ki jail ki saza di thi.)

The court gave Grayson a 20-year prison sentence for murder.

कोर्ट→courtने→(subject marker)ग्रेसन→Graysonको→toहत्या→murderके लिए→forसाल→yearsकी→ofजेल→jailकी→ofसजा→punishment/sentenceदी थी→gave/had given
रविवार को ग्रेसन के वकील ने बताया कि उनकी मौत हो गई है। (Ravivar ko Grayson ke vakil ne bataya ki unki maut ho gayi hai.)

On Sunday, Grayson's lawyer said that he has died.

रविवार→Sundayको→onग्रेसन→Graysonके→s/ofवकील→lawyerने→(subject marker)बताया→told/saidकि→thatउनकी→hisमौत→deathहो गई है→has happened/died
मौत के समय ग्रेसन की उम्र केवल 32 साल थी। (Maut ke samay Grayson ki umra keval 32 saal thi.)

At the time of death, Grayson's age was only 32 years.

मौत→deathके→ofसमय→timeग्रेसन→Graysonकी→ofउम्र→ageकेवल→onlyसाल→yearsथी→was
उन्हें 2023 से पेट का कैंसर (कोलन कैंसर) था। (Unhe 2023 se pet ka cancer (colon cancer) tha.)

He had colon cancer since 2023.

उन्हें→he/himसे→sinceपेट→stomachका→ofकैंसर→cancerकोलन→colonथा→had/was
वह जेल में अपनी सजा काट रहे थे जब उनकी बीमारी बढ़ गई। (Vah jail mein apni saza kaat rahe the jab unki bimari badh gayi.)

He was serving his sentence in jail when his illness worsened.

वह→heजेल→jailमें→inअपनी→hisसजा→sentenceकाट रहे थे→was servingजब→whenउनकी→hisबीमारी→illnessबढ़ गई→increased/worsened
सोन्या मैसी के परिवार के लिए यह मामला अभी भी बहुत दुखद है। (Sonya Massey ke parivar ke liye yah maamla abhi bhi bahut dukhad hai.)

This case is still very sad for Sonya Massey's family.

सोन्या मैसी→Sonya Masseyके→s/ofपरिवार→familyके लिए→forयह→thisमामला→caseअभी भी→stillबहुत→veryदुखद→sadहै→is
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अधिकारी
Officer
"वह एक ईमानदार अधिकारी हैं।"
हत्या
Murder
"पुलिस ने हत्या के मामले की जाँच की।"
सजा
Punishment/Sentence
"जज ने उसे दस साल की सजा दी।"
वकील
Lawyer
"मेरे वकील ने कोर्ट में बात की।"
बीमारी
Illness
"उसकी बीमारी बहुत गंभीर है।"
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