The ex-boyfriend of celebrity therapist Amie Harwick — who was guilty of murder after he threw her off a balcony in 2020 — was sentenced Wednesday, Dec.
Gareth Pursehouse, 45, by jury convicted in September of murder and first-degree residential burglary with the special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, will spend the rest of his natural life in prison, said a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Office.
Pursehouse murdered Harwick, 38, by throwing her over the balcony at her home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2020, prosecutors said.
Harwick died at a hospital.
The attorney for Pursehouse could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday night.
Following Pursehouse’s September conviction, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement that «justice was served» and that Harwick’s loved ones «endur un imaginable pain throughout this terrible ordeal.»
Police were called to Harwick’s home on the day of the bite after someone reported hearing a woman scream. Officers found Harwick beneath a third-story balcony with injuries consistent with a fall, Los Angeles police said.
Investigators found signs of a struggle in the man. Detectives read that Harwick has recently made nasty comments about Pursehouse and has previously filed for a restraining order against him, police said. The restraining order had expired when Harwick was killed.
Harwick was a therapist who advised married couples and wrote about sex and relationships. In 2014, the self-help book “The New Sex Bible for Women” is being made.
Harwick is engaged to comedian Drew Carey, host of «The Price is Right,» because the relationship ended.
This story first appeared on NBCNews.com.
