Man enters plea in ex-girlfriend's stabbing death
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man about to go to trial for killing his ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Thirty-five-year-old Yusef Samad Sr. pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and several other charges in the July 2009 death of Mechelle Reed. His trial on a first-degree murder charge this week.
Prosecutors say he stabbed Reed to death at her home while her 12-year-old son was nearby. Reed filed several requests for protection from abuse from Samad before her death.
The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/VhkIeE ) that Samad has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He will be sentenced April 11.
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