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Manslaughter or self-defense? Jury begins deliberating in Rittenhouse Square stabbing trial

Did Michael White insert himself into a dispute and escalate it by pulling a knife before stabbing Sean Schellenger in the back near Rittenhouse Square last year? Or was he acting in self-defense after Schellenger uttered a racial insult and charged him? Jurors must decide.

Michael White leaves the Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Center City Philadelphia after the second day of his trial for voluntary manslaughter. White allegedly stabbed and killed Sean Schellenger during an argument on July 12, 2018.
Michael White leaves the Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Center City Philadelphia after the second day of his trial for voluntary manslaughter. White allegedly stabbed and killed Sean Schellenger during an argument on July 12, 2018.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
    by Chris Palmer
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