Woman cries as she testifies on why she fatally stabbed Syracuse man; prosecutor says don’t believe her

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse woman on trial for the fatal stabbing of a man chose to testify in her own defense Wednesday.

For around an hour, Shandrika Kersey cried as she explained why she stabbed Jermil Washington, 49, in the neck near a railroad bridge on the 900 block of South Clinton Street on Aug. 23, 2024.