A Little River man pleaded responsible to the homicide of his mom and was sentenced to 30 years in jail on Monday, in response to the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Workplace.
Colby Kopacz, 31, will spend 30 years in jail and isn’t eligible for parole after pleading responsible to killing his 54-year-old mom Amy Kopacz, the solicitor’s workplace stated in a launch.
Horry County police discovered Amy Kopacz lifeless following an assault in her dwelling on Little River Inn Lane on Oct. 29, 2021. Colby Kopacz was arrested in November 2021 in Florida and he admitted to hitting his mom within the head a number of instances, in response to the solicitor’s workplace.
“The Horry County Police Division must be counseled for his or her thorough investigation,” stated Josh Holford, the senior assistant solicitor who prosecuted the case.
“I echo the member of the family’s sentiments shared in court docket: no sentence is ever sufficient to exchange the lifetime of a liked one,” Holford stated. “However hopefully this fast decision with out having to re-live the trauma throughout a trial is a step in the direction of therapeutic.”
Amy Kopacz. Courtesy, the Kopacz household
In a 2021 interview with MyHorryNews.com, Amy Kopacz’s daughters shared reminiscences of their mom.
“She was a stupendous, vibrant, devoted, kindhearted, forgiving, unbelievable human being,” Holly Kopacz stated. “She simply needed to stay life fortunately and the extra folks she made smile the higher.”
Her different daughter, Tamara Conboy, stated her mom was her function mannequin and the individual she aspired to be. They shared a love of touring and images.
“You’ll by no means meet someone that was as candy and type and accepting as my mom,” Conboy stated. “She noticed the perfect in everyone.”
