Call girl sentenced to six years for drug death of Google exec

A California prostitute charged with killing a Google executive with an overdose of heroin aboard his yacht has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and administering drugs.

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge sentenced Alix Tichelman to six years in prison on Tuesday, bringing a sudden and unexpected conclusion to a tawdry case that garnered national attention.

Tichelman injected Forrest Timothy Hayes with heroin in November 2013 then left without seeking help when he passed out on the yacht, authorities say.

Hayes had hired Tichelman several times before, and they were doing drugs and having sex the night he died, they add.

Defence attorney Larry Biggam said Tichelman, 28, was relieved to have the court proceedings behind her, and she is expected to serve three years. She will be credited for the year she already served in jail.

"It was an accidental overdose between two consenting adults," Biggam said.