NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska woman has pleaded not guilty to murder for the November stabbing death of her boyfriend in North Platte.
Harlie Saathoff, 20, entered the not guilty plea Monday in Lincoln County District Court to counts of second-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, the North Platte Telegraph reported.
Police have said it was Saathoff who called 911 on Nov. 12 to report she had stabbed 20-year-old Bryce Wood during an argument. Arriving officers and medics found Wood lying face down in a pool of blood in a bedroom. Investigators said they also found an 11-inch kitchen knife on the bedroom floor of the apartment Wood and Saathoof shared.
Police said Saathoff admitted using the knife to stab Wood. Saathoff has said she retrieved the knife to protect herself from Wood, and her attorney has argued that the stabbing and Wood’s death were unintentional.
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