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POSTED: 11:27 am EDT April 14,
2008
XENIA, Ohio -- A trial is under way Monday for a Xenia woman accused of fatally stabbing her roommate in the head with an ice pick.Prosecutors said 54-year-old Sandra Matthews-Johnson stabbed 67-year-old Ottie Marie Tomlinson below the left hear while the two fought in the home they shared.The stabbing happened in August 2007.Authorities said the weapon broke off inside Tomlinson’s head and medics did not find the wound until the victim was taken to a local hospital. She died from her injuries a month later.Matthews-Johnson pleaded not guilty.
Previous Stories:
- October 12, 2007: Bond Set For Suspect In Ice Pick Attack
- September 13, 2007: Xenia Woman Dies From Injuries In Ice Pick Attack
- August 22, 2007: Xenia Woman Indicted In Ice Pick Attack
- August 7, 2007: Xenia Woman Stabbed With Ice Pick; 1 Arrested
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