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Jury convicts woman in Texas stiletto shoe killing

HOUSTON — A Houston woman was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally stabbing her boyfriend with the 5½-inch stiletto heel of her shoe, hitting him at least 25 times in the face.

Prosecutors said Ana Trujillo, 45, used her high-heel shoe to kill Alf Stefan Andersson during an argument at his Houston condominium in June.

Trujillo’s attorney had argued that his client was defending herself during an attack by Andersson, 59, a University of Houston professor and researcher.

Trujillo, who faces up to life in prison, showed little emotional reaction when the jury verdict was read. She had been out of jail on bond but was taken into custody after the guilty verdict. The jury will begin hearing evidence in the trial’s punishment phase Wednesday.

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Before she was taken into custody, Trujillo could be overhead speaking in Spanish with some friends, telling them, ‘‘I loved him and he was crazy.’’

Jack Carroll, Trujillo’s attorney, said Trujillo was ‘‘taking it a little hard but she’s pretty tough.’’

Associated Press