Irina Malinovskaya entered a plea of no contest in the killing of 24-year-old Temple student Irina Zlotnikov.

.  Zlotnikov was beaten to death December 23, 2004.

She and Malinovskaya were romantic rivals. According to a Temple News article Zlotnikov was found dead in her boyfriend, Robert Bondar’s, apartment. Bondar was also Malinovskaya’s ex-boyfriend.

After three trials the juries were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The News Journal is reporting Malinovskaya sobbed during the preceeding and said she had come to the United States to study and wanted to return to her home country of Russia.

Superior Court President Judge James T. Vaughn Jr. sentenced Malinovskaya to 25 years but suspended 20 years. She could be out in as few as 10 months.

Afte Malinovskaya is released from prison she will be deported back to Russia.