Machete murder trial begins today

ABC Action News Monday 29th August, 2011

TAMPA - Jury selection begins today for Alexander Cote-Ferrer. He is accused of murdering his girlfriend Danitza Fonseca with a machete on August 8, 2010. The woman's two daughters say they witnessed the killing. 18-year-old Jennifer Fonseca and 16-year-old Gi Gi Fonseca say their mother, Danitza Fonseca, had been arguing with her boyfriend, Alexan...

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