Sunday, March 13, 2011

Washington, PA: Pa. man testifies in own defense in woman's death

March 12, 2011 1:50pm EST

WASHINGTON, Pa. — A man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend has testified tearfully that he found the victim dead on the back deck of their western Pennsylvania home.

http://www.observer-reporter.com
Forty-year-old Larry Boyd Jr. took the stand in his own defense Friday in his Washington County trial in the September 2009 slaying of 24-year-old Anna Marie Lutz.

He said he would never have hurt her.

Under cross-examination Boyd offered little explanation for blood spatters on the walls of the Claysville home and on clothing confiscated by police. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter says he also downplayed the idea that the two had argued about money, saying they "discussed" it.

Police said he told them the two had also argued about her drinking.

Prosecutors are to present rebuttal witnesses Monday, and closing arguments are expected after that.

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