A 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to almost 16 years of in prison on Tuesday for brutally stabbing her 13-year-old sister. The fatal incident happened in their Kansas home in August, 2014. 

According to the Salina Journal, presiding Judge Patrick Thompson described Galazia Niehaus' death as "one of the most brutal murders" his court has seen.  

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Sierra Niehaus was sentenced in Saline County, Kansas after pleading no contest to charges of second-degree murder, felony theft, and two counts of interference with law enforcement. Prosecutors accused Niehaus, who was only 14 years old at that time, of stabbing her younger sister in their home on August 2014.

According to  CBS News, Niehaus told police in her first statement that three men were involved in the incident. However, she recanted her statement and maintained that she cannot remember the events that occurred that night.

According to People, after the murder, the teen used her parents' van to run to a friend's house. Niehaus friend testified last year that she looked scared and wore a shirt that seemed wet at the time of the incident.

Alecia Mendez, a cousin of Sierra and Galazia, has expressed her feelings of disbelief over the incident.

"She would have never hurt a fly," Mendez said. "There's no way I think she would ever do this. This is the worst thing that's ever happened to us."

The judge gave Niehaus a 15-year, 10-month maximum sentence of imprisonment as part of a plea deal, even though her parents begged the court to give their daughter mercy.

"Because of the enormity of the crime and the aggressiveness and violence of the homicide, the court must consider that you're a danger to the community," Judge Thompson told Niehaus.

In a statement, Niehaus told the court that she misses her sister "very much" and she wishes there was a way to bring her back. 

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