Denton County capital murder defendant claims self-defense in stabbing of aunt who raised him

A capital murder trial is underway in Denton County. The defendant is accused of stabbing his great aunt in 2023. The great aunt, a retired employee of the Dallas ISD, had raised the defendant.

During the trial, the defendant claimed he acted in self-defense. Further details about the case are available from the Denton Record-Chronicle, which reported on the trial proceedings. A jury heard the defendant's claim of self-defense on Wednesday.