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COLUMBUS (Mike McCarthy/Kate Murphy) -- A man convicted of murdering his mom was sentenced today to life in prison.

The sentence for 20-year-old Robert Lindsey was mandatory under Ohio law, based on his conviction.

"The night that your mother was killed, you said you went back upstairs," said Judge Julie Lynch of Franklin County Common Pleas Wednesday Afternoon. "You didn't hear her moaning, you didn't hear her groaning. You didn't hear anything because she was already dead and you knew it."

A jury found Lindsey guilty of murdering his mom, 41-year-old Latonia Banner.

She was repeatedly stabbed by her son during an argument over a cell phone last year.

"You are a murderer in every sense of the word," said Lindseys aunt during the sentence hearing Wednesday. "The knife you used to slaughter her continues to pierce our family."

During his trial, Lindsey described his mother as abusive and says he acted in self defense.

Lindsey won't be eligible for parole for 15 years