WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman charged with fatally stabbing her boyfriend last month has been held without bail.
MassLive.com reports that 32-year-old Jennifer Algarin appeared in Worcester Superior Court on Tuesday in connection with the stabbing death of 40-year-old Jason Swedberg.
A not guilty plea to a murder charge was entered on Algarin’s behalf.
According to court documents, 911 calls indicated Algarin was sleepwalking when she allegedly stabbed Swedberg in the chest in a Worcester home.
Authorities say Algarin told responding police that she didn’t meant to do it and “it’s my new medication.”
Algarin was initially sent for a competency evaluation, but in court Tuesday her attorney said she has been found competent. He has said she suffers from mental health issues.
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