A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing an 86-year-old Queens woman during a home invasion was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Andre Mathis also stole cash, jewelry, and a Cadillac from Vivian Squires, who attempted to fight back but ultimately needed 18 stitches to close one wound and 35 staples to close another; he allegedly also tried to smother her with a pillow Last year, Squires said, "We tussled and tussled and landed on the floor and I was still fighting him, trying to remember all the things I'd seen in the movies, and grabbing him. Maybe my prison experience came back. I spent 21 years as a correction officer. If I had a gun, he'd be gone."
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