>>WATCH LIVE Carlos Asencio’s murder trial
WORCESTER, Mass. — The murder trial of a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend inside a crowded Worcester restaurant in 2019 began Monday with opening statements.
Carlos Asencio, of Derry, New Hampshire, is charged with murder in the July 3, 2019, death of Amanda Dabrowski at O’Connor’s Restaurant on West Boylston Street.
Prosecutors say Asencio repeatedly stabbed Dabrowski, who was 31 at the time, in front of restaurant patrons before several good Samaritans jumped in to subdue him.
Asencio and Dabrowski were co-workers and the two dated for a short period of time.
The trial was previously delayed by pandemic-related court closures and a psychiatric evaluation of Asencio.
25 Investigates has followed Amanda Dabrowski’s case from the beginning. Our extensive coverage received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary in 2021.
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