By Michelle Watson, CNN

(CNN) – A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder the Friday after authorities said zipped her boyfriend up in a suitcase and left him for dead in 2020.

Sarah Boone now 47told authorities her boyfriend got trapped in a suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, court records show. The Florida couple had been drinking chardonnay and doing puzzles in their Winter Park apartment.

They thought it “would be fun” to climb into a suitcase as part of the game, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

When Boone locked up Jorge Torres Jr., 42in a blue suitcase, two of his fingers stuck out, so she assumed he could open it, according to the affidavit.

She climbed into bed and thought he was going to get out of the suitcase and join her, only to wake up to find him still inside her and not breathing, the affidavit said.

“Evidence presented during the trial included videos found on Boone’s phone where Torres could be heard frantically pleading to be released while Boone laughed and rebuffed him several times,” a statement from State’s Attorney Andrew Bain’s office . said.

“In the videos he recorded, the victim could be heard telling the defendant she couldn’t breathe and asking to be let out of the suitcase,” release added. “Boone replied, ‘That’s what you get,’ ‘That’s how it feels when you cheat on me,’ and other taunts.”

“I can’t breathe, seriously,” her boyfriend said in the phone video.

The video shows Torres pushing the suitcase and trying to get out, the affidavit said.

During 10 days trial, Boone’s defense said she suffered from “battered husband syndrome” and feared for her life, CNN affiliate WFTV reported. Boone also testified that he thought Torres might get out of the suitcase, the affiliate said.

She testified in her own defense for nearly five hours, CNN affiliate WESH reported.

Boone’s attorney said they were very disappointed by the verdict, while Torres’ family was emotional and declined to speak to the media, CNN affiliate. WESH reported.

“Just shock. She’s in shock, you know,” James Owens said WESH. “He felt like, you know, he had a defense, you know.”

Boone is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m., according to reports release from the state prosecutor’s office.

CNN’s Faith Karimi contributed to this report.

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