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An East Oak Lane woman was convicted of third-degree murder for a fatal sword cane stabbing

Renee DiPietro said she was acting in self-defense on June 10 when she stabbed Michael Sides in the chest with a 16-inch sword cane. Sides was a friend of the man her son sucker punched in a bar.

Montgomery County prosecutors say Renee DiPietro used this sword, hidden inside a cane, to stab Michael Sides to death in June.
Montgomery County prosecutors say Renee DiPietro used this sword, hidden inside a cane, to stab Michael Sides to death in June.Read moreCourtesy Montgomery County District Attorney's Office