A 70-year-old mother was found guilty Thursday of murder for fatally stabbing a man with a 16-inch knife concealed in a cane as he struggled with her adult son outside a Philadelphia-area bar last year. received.
As sheriff’s deputies escorted a handcuffed Renee DiPietro down the hallway after the verdict, she could be heard saying, “What would we do if it was our child?” WPVI-TV reported.
according to WPHL-TVDiPietro’s “child” — her son Jason, who was involved in the June 10 brawl that led to the stabbing — is 29 years old.
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WPHL cited the Philadelphia Inquirer as reporting that Jason sucker punched the victim’s friend, Michael Sides, 31, inside an Ardmore bar for kissing his girlfriend, then drove off to his mother. He reported that he called to ask for a ride home.
According to WPHL, police said they heard Sides say he was going to “find” Jason, who had punched his friend.
According to WPHL, prosecutors say Jason tried to get into his parents’ car shortly afterward, but Syed stopped him, and police said the two started fighting, with DiPietro and her husband inside. He added that he was on board.
Police say DiPietro got out of his car and stabbed Sides in the chest with the weapon, and Sides later died at a hospital, WPHL reported.
Investigators added that DiPietro bent the vehicle’s license plate to conceal it and prevent identification, WPHL reported.
Although DiPietro claimed to be defending her son, WPVI said the video played in court shows that she, her husband, and son did not call 911 or try to help the victim. He said it shows.
“During the fight, this defendant injected herself with a 16-inch knife. She had the right to protect herself and her son, but she did not have the right to take the victim’s life,” Brianna Ringwood said. the assistant prosecutor said. W.P.V.I. “Her demeanor during the fight and immediately after the victim collapsed and bled showed indifference to the value of his life.”
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After several hours of deliberation, the jury found DiPietro guilty of third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime, according to WPVI.
According to WPHL, a judge revoked DiPietro’s bail and said she would be held until sentencing, and DiPietro’s sentencing is expected within the next few days, according to a report in the Inquirer. He added that it will be done. WPHL noted that DiPietro could face up to 20 to 40 years in prison.
WPHL reports that Ms. DiPietro’s attorney, Louie Busico, said that Ms. DiPietro did not commit the murder, but rather that she acted on “basic human instinct” to protect her son and herself. quoted the Inquirer.
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