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Article: Burton's self-inflicted injuries detailed in murder trial
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- The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
- Article date:
- June 18, 2009
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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.
The only witness to testify ...