Sentencing pending in Texas shoe stabbing trial
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas jury that convicted a Houston woman of fatally stabbing her Swedish-born boyfriend with the 5 1/2 -inch (14 centimeter) stiletto heel of her shoe is set to hear more testimony before deciding on a sentence.
The punishment phase in the trial of Ana Trujillo is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning in Houston. The jury took just two hours to reach a verdict in the case Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Mexican-born Trujillo used the shoe to strike 59-year-old Alf Stefan Andersson at least 25 times in the face and head during an argument at his Houston condominium last June.
Trujillo's attorney 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.
