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CASSELBERRY - A Florida man has been found guilty of second-degree murder and faces up to life in prison after he stabbed his girlfriend with a steak knife in their apartment near their children, officials say. Following the incident, the man allegedly called police and said, "I stabbed her in the head … I stabbed her ‘cause I was mad.'"

Man found guilty of second-degree murder

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A Casselberry man who stabbed his girlfriend, left her body on their bedroom floor and then drove their children to school has been convicted of murder, according to the Office of the State Attorney 18th Judicial Circuit.

Farel Torres, 38, told jurors at his trial that the incident happened in a fit of passion – possible reasons for manslaughter charges instead of murder. However,

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