GUILTY PA - Elderly woman charged with stabbing man to death with sword hidden in cane - Oct 8, 2023

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Woman, 70, who allegedly stabbed man to death with blade hidden in cane can stand trial

A 70-year-old Philadelphia woman who stabbed a man to death with a 16-inch blade hidden in her cane earlier this year can stand trial, a judge ruled. She's charged with third-degree murder.

lawandcrime.com

A 70-year-old Philadelphia woman who stabbed a man to death with a 16-inch blade hidden in her cane earlier this year can stand trial, a judge ruled.

The Mercury newspaper reported Friday that Montgomery County District Court Judge Todd N. Barnes determined that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence during the preliminary hearing to move the case forward to trial. An initial trial date will be scheduled Nov. 8.

Renee DiPietro is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime with intent, according to court records.

Testimony from a Montgomery County detective and surveillance footage from a nearby business that captured the alleged stabbing were key to the case moving forward. DiPietro’s defense attorney tried to get the murder charge tossed for lack of evidence to no avail, The Mercury noted.

 

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Woman, 70, who allegedly stabbed man to death with blade hidden in cane can stand trial

A 70-year-old Philadelphia woman who stabbed a man to death with a 16-inch blade hidden in her cane earlier this year can stand trial, a judge ruled. She's charged with third-degree murder.

lawandcrime.com

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A 70-year-old Philadelphia woman who stabbed a man to death with a 16-inch blade hidden in her cane earlier this year can stand trial, a judge ruled.

The Mercury newspaper reported Friday that Montgomery County District Court Judge Todd N. Barnes determined that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence during the preliminary hearing to move the case forward to trial. An initial trial date will be scheduled Nov. 8.

Renee DiPietro is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime with intent, according to court records.

Testimony from a Montgomery County detective and surveillance footage from a nearby business that captured the alleged stabbing were key to the case moving forward. DiPietro’s defense attorney tried to get the murder charge tossed for lack of evidence to no avail, The Mercury noted.

Ummm what

 

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Philadelphia woman to stand trial, accused of using blade hidden in cane to fatally stab man in Lower Merion

A Philadelphia woman must answer to homicide-related charges in Montgomery County Court in connection with an altercation in Ardmore during which she’s accused of using a weapon with a 16-inch blad…

www.pottsmerc.com

“The investigation uncovered an altercation earlier that evening at a nearby bar, identified in court documents as John Henry’s Pub on Cricket Avenue, during which a friend of Sides was “sucker punched” by a man later identified as Jason DiPietro, who is Renee DiPietro’s son. After the altercation, Sides was overheard saying he was “going to seek out” the man who had punched his friend, according to court documents.

A witness told detectives he observed Sides engage in a physical altercation with Jason DiPietro as Jason attempted to get into the back seat of a white sedan, occupied by his parents and stopped at the intersection of Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace, according to the arrest affidavit.

“The victim prevents Jason DiPietro from entering the vehicle and engaged in a physical assault with him,” Wittenberger and Garner alleged in the arrest affidavit. “The victim was not armed with any type of weapon.”

During the altercation, according to witness statements and video surveillance, an older man with white hair exited the driver’s side of the vehicle and Renee DiPietro got out of the front passenger side and she “began to strike the victim with what appeared to be a black cane that fell apart.”

A witness told detectives he observed Renee DiPietro “lunge” toward Sides with the cane and watched as Sides fell to the ground, bleeding. Following the alleged stabbing, Renee DiPietro “then appeared to strike the victim after he was on the ground with the weapon,” according to the arrest affidavit.”

 

[LadyL]

wow what a way to spend your remaining years on this earth ... in prison for murder

 

[scriabina]

Very strange case. The killer's son was in a bar fight and as he was leaving he called his parents to ask for their help, then the parents come to pick him up bringing a cane with a sword hidden inside and the mom kills the guy the son was fighting?! Who calls their 70-yr-old parents for backup during a bar brawl? The mom must have been itching to use her sword on someone.

 

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The charges seem lenient, IMO.

 

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DiPietro's trial commences.

An East Oak Lane woman who stabbed a man with a sword cane begins her trial on murder charges

Renee DiPietro's attorney said she acted in self-defense. But prosecutors said the 70-year-old woman inserted herself needlessly into what would have otherwise been a fistfight between two men.

www.inquirer.com

Assistant District Attorney Bradley Deckel, in his opening statement to jurors Tuesday, said DiPietro needlessly “injected herself” into a dispute between her son and Sides, and came to pick him up armed with her cane — a deadly weapon — and a baseball bat.

“This is a fist fight between two men. There are no weapons. This is a barroom fight spillover,” Deckel said. “This didn’t have to happen. Michael Sides didn’t deserve to die, and he didn’t need to die.”

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But DiPietro’s attorney, Louis Busico, offered the jury a different perspective. He said DiPietro and her son had no idea who Sides, who was not present for the initial fight in John Henry’s, was, nor why he was attacking them.

“The Commonwealth is accusing a 70-year-old, 5-foot-1 woman of murder,” Busico said. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

 

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Son of woman charged in sword cane stabbing says she acted in self-defense

Jurors in a Montgomery County murder trial heard on Wednesday from witnesses who say they saw 70-year-old Renee DiPietro stab a man in the chest with a sword hidden in her cane — including that woman’s son.

www.audacy.com

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Jurors in a Montgomery County murder trial heard on Wednesday from witnesses who say they saw 70-year-old Renee DiPietro stab a man in the chest with a sword hidden in her cane — including that woman’s son.

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Closing arguments are set for Thursday morning.

 

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“The Commonwealth is accusing a 70-year-old, 5-foot-1 woman of murder,” Busico said. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Do they think older short folks can't commit murder? Their "defense" for her that she's 5'1 and 70 years old so must be innocent is insane and offensive.

 

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Do they think older short folks can't commit murder? Their "defense" for her that she's 5'1 and 70 years old so must be innocent is insane and offensive.

Fortunately, the jury didn't buy that today.

Mother found guilty of using 16-inch cane blade to kill man in Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Authorities say Renee DiPietro used a 16-inch blade hidden in a walking cane to kill the victim, 31-year-old Michael Sides, back in June 2023.

6abc.com

LOWER MERION TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A jury reached a verdict in the murder trial of Renee DiPietro, who authorities say stabbed a man to death following an altercation involving her son.

After several hours of deliberating Thursday, DiPietro, 70, was found guilty of third-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime.

Jury finds 70-year-old woman guilty of murder in sword cane stabbing

A 70-year-old woman who killed a man using a sword hidden in her cane while outside an Ardmore bar last summer has been found guilty of third degree murder.

www.audacy.com

DiPietro’s bail was revoked and she was taken into custody after the verdict was read. A family member sitting in the front row broke down in tears despite the judge’s instruction against any reactions.

Prosecutor Brianna Ringwood said Renee DiPietro set out for retribution when she grabbed a cane with a concealed 16-inch blade and a baseball bat before leaving her East Oak Lane home with her husband. Their son had called asking for a ride in the early morning hours of June 10, saying he’d been kicked out of an Ardmore bar for punching someone.

That punch, her son testified, came after he saw his girlfriend kissing another man.

 

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Sentenced: 20-40 years.

Woman, 70, sentenced for fatally stabbing man with sword-cane at Montgomery County bar

Renee DiPietro was sentenced to 20–40 years in prison, the maximum sentence for a third-degree murder charge, during a hearing Monday.

www.fox29.com

ARDMORE, Pa. - A 70-year-old woman will spend decades behind bars after she was convicted for the murder of a man stabbed during a fight outside a bar in Ardmore this past June.

Renee DiPietro was sentenced to 20–40 years in prison, the maximum sentence for a third-degree murder charge, during a hearing Monday.