CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Missouri woman is accused of killing her boyfriend with a sword on Friday night, authorities said.
According to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department, Brittany A. Wilson, 32, of Cape Girardeau, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Police responded to a call at a residence at about 11:05 CST, KFVS-TV reported.
Officers found a 34-year-old man in the basement who had “apparent, fresh stab wounds on his body,” the police news release stated. The man was later determined to be Wilson’s boyfriend and a resident of the home.
The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of kin, the Cape Girardeau Police Department said.
Wilson’s bail was set at $2 million, police said. She is currently in custody at the Cape Girardeau municipal jail.
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