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An East Oak Lane woman who stabbed a man with a sword cane begins her trial on murder charges

Renee DiPietro's attorney said she acted in self-defense. But prosecutors said the 70-year-old woman inserted herself needlessly into what would have otherwise been a fistfight between two men.

Renee DiPietro (right) walks out of a courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse. DiPietro is on trial for third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly stabbing Michael Sides to death with a sword cane.
Renee DiPietro (right) walks out of a courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse. DiPietro is on trial for third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly stabbing Michael Sides to death with a sword cane.Read moreVinny Vella / Staff
    by Vinny Vella
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