Woman is convicted of murdering her husband, a Navy doctor
23.02.12
pFrederick Trayers, 41, who was on the staff at
Naval Medical Center San Diego. A San Diego woman was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her husband, a Navy doctor, allegedly in rage because he was having an extramarital affair. The San Diego County Superior Court jury deliberated for three days. Prosecutors said Trayers waited until her husband was in bed and groggy from cold medication before she stabbed him 11
times in the back, headpand chest with a knife. Trayers faces a maximum sentence of 16 years to life in prison when sentenced next month, according to Dist. The jury found Trayers not guilty of first-degree murder which could have brought a life sentence in prison. pHer defense attorney said Trayers "snapped" because of the pain of finding her husband was having an affair. At issue was prosecutors' assertion that Trayers planned the murder in advance.
Source: Los Angeles Times