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Ohio woman sentenced to life for ice pick death of roommate

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May 9, 2008

XENIA, Ohio—An Ohio woman has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole for killing her roommate with an ice pick through the ear.

Sandra Matthews-Johnson in the southwestern Ohio town of Xenia (ZEEN'-yuh) was convicted of killing Ottie Tomlinson last August after an argument.

Prosecutors said the 67-year-old Tomlinson was going to kick out the 54-year-old Matthews-Johnson for being jobless and failing to do housework.

Matthews-Johnson's attorney argued that Tomlinson may have fallen into the ice pick.

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