Trial to begin for woman accused of fatally stabbing brother

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - A trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday for a 24-year-old woman accused of stabbing to death her brother in Fort Dodge.

The Messenger reports (http://bit.ly/1BerNfC ) that Vanita Daniels has pleaded not guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter. She's accused of stabbing 19-year-old Marcquis Collier on May 9.

Officers who were sent the scene that morning say they found Collier in a front yard, suffering from a chest wound. He was taken to Trinity Regional Medical Center, where was pronounced dead later.

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Information from: The Messenger, http://www.messengernews.net