A 54-year-old woman was convicted in a bench trial this week seven years after she reportedly killed her live-in boyfriend. According to WVLA-TV, a judge found Meshell Hale guilty of second-degree murder for poisoning her boyfriend Damian Skipper with barium acetate following a two week trial. The Advocate reports Hale opted for a bench trial over a jury trial, which is why District Judge Raymond Bigelow decided the verdict.
Balanced News: La. woman found guilty of fatally poisoning boyfriend in 2015, suspected of killing husband the same way

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