Jury to hear testimony in punishment phase of woman convicted of murder in fatal shoe stabbing
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A Texas jury is to hear further testimony before the sentencing of a Houston woman convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend with the 5 ½-inch stiletto heel of her shoe.
The punishment phase in the trial of Ana Trujillo (troo-HEE'-yoh) was set to begin Wednesday morning in a Houston courtroom. It follows her murder conviction on Tuesday by the same jury, which took just two hours to reach a verdict.
Prosecutors say Trujillo viciously struck 59-year-old Alf Stefan Andersson with her shoe during an argument at his Houston condominium last June, striking him at least 25 times in the face and head.
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Trujillo's attorney had argued that the 45-year-old woman was defending herself against a violent attack by Andersson.
Andersson's friends have described him as kind, mild-mannered and not violent.