11-04-2010, 04:19 PM
closing arguments monday. goes to the jury soon.
The Associated Press
Thursday, November 4, 2010; 4:09 PM
NASHUA, N.H. -- A medical examiner says a New Hampshire woman who was killed by intruders in a machete-and-knife attack was alive when all 32 slash and stab wounds were inflicted.
Dr. Jennie Duval testified Thursday in Steven Spader's trial that 42-year-old Kimberly Cates died from loss of blood.
Prosecutors say Spader wielded the machete during the home invasion, killing Cates and maiming her 11-year-old daughter. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
Duval says blows from a machete and knife pierced Cates' heart, fractured her skull and slashed her brain.
A prosecutor stared at Spader as he asked Duval if Cates was alive for every single wound. She said she was.
Both the state and the defense rested their cases Thursday. The defense called no witnesses. The judge denied its motion for acquittal.
The Associated Press
Thursday, November 4, 2010; 4:09 PM
NASHUA, N.H. -- A medical examiner says a New Hampshire woman who was killed by intruders in a machete-and-knife attack was alive when all 32 slash and stab wounds were inflicted.
Dr. Jennie Duval testified Thursday in Steven Spader's trial that 42-year-old Kimberly Cates died from loss of blood.
Prosecutors say Spader wielded the machete during the home invasion, killing Cates and maiming her 11-year-old daughter. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
Duval says blows from a machete and knife pierced Cates' heart, fractured her skull and slashed her brain.
A prosecutor stared at Spader as he asked Duval if Cates was alive for every single wound. She said she was.
Both the state and the defense rested their cases Thursday. The defense called no witnesses. The judge denied its motion for acquittal.