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Stamford Murder Defendant To Represent Herself
Sheila Davalloo, 42, already convicted of trying to murder her husband, will represent herself in court against a charge of murder.
Former Pleasantville, NY resident Sheila Davalloo, charged with the murder of Stamford resident Anna Lisa Raymundo, has announced that her public defender will not represent her, according to a report by The Journal News.
Allegedly, Davalloo killed Raymundo on Nov. 8, 2002 in Raymundo's Stamford apartment, and then resumed an ongoing affair with Raymundo's boyfriend Nelson Sessler. Davalloo, who has a degree in biochemistry, worked at Stamford's Perdue Pharma with both Sessler and Raymundo.
A Westchester judge sentenced Davallo to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder of her husband, which occured four months after Raymundo's death. In her first trial, Davalloo was accused of stabbing her husband during a sex game, eventually driving him to the hospital, and then stabbing him again.
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Formally charged in 2007 with the murder of Anna Lisa Raymundo, Davallo has awaited trial for several years while being a focus of media attention within the region.
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