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Woman arraigned in stabbing death of another woman

10:32 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 |
Jack Perry    Email

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Journal photo/ Kathy Borchers
Abimbola Johnson is arraigned on a murder charge this morning in Kent County Superior Court.

WEST WARWICK -- A West Warwick woman pleaded innocent to murder in the stabbing of another woman in March in West Warwick.

Abimbola O. Johnson was ordered held without bail following her arraignment this morning in Kent County Superior Court.

She was indicted by a grand jury June 4 for one count of murder, accused of fatally stabbing Natasha Gonsalves. Both were 18 at the time.

The police have said that on the night of March 20, Gonsalves and two friends followed Johnson to Gonsalves’ 114 Pepin St. home. Johnson and one of Gonsalves’ friends argued, when the police said Johnson went inside and returned with a kitchen knife. During the argument, Johnson pulled the knife from her waistband and stabbed Gonsalves, the police said.

Officers arrived to find Gonsalves lying on the ground as neighbors tried to help her. She was pronounced dead at Kent Hospital, in Warwick.

A status conference was scheduled for July 14, and a pretrial conference was scheduled for Aug. 5.

Read an earlier story.

-- Journal staff writer Talia Buford

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curious said:

How come this young woman isn't allowed the option of home confinement like Ryan Greenberg?

Link | June 20, 2008 4:43 PM
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rebecca said:

Woul like this woman on home confinement is she killed your child?

Link | June 23, 2008 3:02 PM
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amy said:

If 3 girls followed you home and jumped you, wouldn't you defend yourself??

Link | June 26, 2008 7:36 AM
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Greg said:

Gee, go inside, lock the door, and call the police or go inside and get a knife...

Tough choice...

Link | June 26, 2008 10:15 AM
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