Actor Shelley Malil Sentenced to Life in Prison

(HMG Celebrity News) – Actor Shelley Malil, 45, best known for his supporting role in the movie “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” was sentenced Thursday to 12 years to life in prison.  The India-born actor, was convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in a vicious murder attempt.

Kendra Beebe, 38, was stabbed more than 22 times with a butcher knife when Malil unexpectedly went to her apartment in San Marcos and found her with another man. During the trial, Malil testified that he began lashing out when he felt a friend of Beebe was about to attack him.

A jury in San Diego County Superior Court in Vista had convicted Malil, of attempted premeditated murder. The sentence by Judge Harry Elias includes the possibility of parole in 10 years.