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July 2, 2008

Jury deliberates today in W. Warwick strangulation trial

WARWICK -- A judge this morning told jurors not to weigh the testimony of the defendant, accused of beating and strangling a woman to death, any more than the other evidence and witnesses presented throughout the murder trial.

And with that, a Kent County Superior Court jury began considering the case of Brian Mlyniec, 45, who faces murder charges in the 2006 death of Kelly Ann Andersen, 41.

Andersen was found dead in Mlyniec’s apartment, with bruises to the head and face, cuts inside the mouth, abrasions to the neck, scratches on the chest and back and injuries to the inner thighs, knees, calves and ankles.

Mlyniec said the two engaged in consensual, violent sex. During his trial, his lawyer argued that Andersen may have died from a toxic mixture of drugs and alcohol. A state medical examiner, however, said she was strangled to death.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from Journal staff writer Nandini Jayakrishna

Posted by Brandie M. Jefferson  at 11:31 AM | Permalink

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