Article: Burton's self-inflicted injuries detailed in murder trial

RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Several hours after he killed his wife with a samurai sword, Michael Burton was rushed to a local hospital for treatment for his apparently self-inflicted injuries.

During Burton's murder trial this morning in West Valley Superior Court, a prosecutor called the doctor who treated Burton to the witness stand.

Burton, a former Pasadena firefighter, is accused of repeatedly stabbing his wife with a samurai sword, then slashing and stabbing himself following her death.

Burton and his wife of 13 years, 35-year-old Otilia Burton, were in the midst of a bitter divorce at the time of the July 16, 2006 incident at the couple's Rancho Cucamonga home.

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