SAN ANTONIO – A murder trial began on Tuesday for a woman accused of murdering her grandmother back in 2020.
Tamera Tamika Laws was charged in connection with the death of Doris Ruth Novella, 70.
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According to an indictment, Laws struck Novella with a hammer, stabbed her and choked her.
The trial is taking place in the 175th Bexar County Criminal District Court as a bench trial.
A bench trial means there is no jury to hear the case. The judge will decide the verdict in the case.
If found guilty, Laws faces up to life behind bars.
