Trial is underway for a Margate man, accused of killing his girlfriend, who’s defense is she choked on his penis during oral sex.
According to ABC 10 News, Richard Patterson is charged with second-degree murder in the choking death of Francisca Marquinez in 2015. Patterson’s attorney maintains that the death was an accident and is requesting his client be allowed to show his penis to the jury. Before ruling on the reveal, Judge Lisa will hear testimony from the medical examiner.
The prosecution rested its case Thursday after jurors heard testimony from Patterson’s daughter, his ex-girlfriend, an associate medical examiner who performed Marquinez’s autopsy and a crime scene investigator.
Wright said he agreed with the assessment of associate medical examiner Iouri Boiko, who said the manner of death was inconclusive because of the condition of the body.
According to reports, none of the victim’s her neck bones were broken but the time it took for Patterson to report the death make the circumstances look suspicious.