Tamrat Gebere has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Aster Kassa, 32 but not guilty to second-degree murder. He appeared in Ottawa court Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Sketch by Laurie Foster-MacLeod. OTTAWA SUN/QMI AGENCY
OTTAWA - The 53 knife wounds to Aster Kassa’s body included stabs and slashes to her neck that cut a jugular vein, her windpipe and even her spinal cord in two, a court heard Monday.
Her ex-boyfriend, Tamrat Gebere is on trial for second-degree murder.
The 32-year-old single mother also had numerous “defensive” wounds to her hands and arms.
