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A judge on Wednesday appointed an attorney to represent the children of a Cheshire man charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his wife last month.
Emanuel Dominguez-VillaGomez, 31, faces charges of murder, first-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor, first-degree reckless endangerment and first-degree unlawful restraint. He is being held on $1 million bond.
Monica Pinto Dominguez was found in a pool of blood on the floor of the couple’s home at 780 Mountain Road...
A 12-member jury found Meriden resident Jonathon Gibbs not guilty Friday of murder and lesser charges in the June 2013 killing of a New Britain teen over the sale of a pair of sneakers.
Gibbs, who had been in prison since his arrest a year ago, was released within 15 minutes of hearing the verdict.
His family cheered and celebrated in the parking lot outside of court after the verdict was read. Attorney Norm Pattis represented Gibbs, and said the verdict was the “right outcome...