Indiana County woman charged in fatal stabbing
An Indiana County woman who state police said is responsible for a fatal stabbing was charged Sunday with criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
Jessica Lynn Morelli, 36, of Burrell Township is accused of stabbing a man multiple times Sunday, according to state police.
Troopers and Blairsville Borough Police were dispatched around 7:15 p.m. Sunday to Morelli’s residence along Pender Avenue. A man, who Morelli lived with, was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where he later died from multiple stab wounds, state police said. His name was not available.
The man suffered from 12 stab wounds and lacerations on his back, neck, head, arms and stomach, according to a criminal complaint. A pool of blood was found in the kitchen, trailing into the living room and onto the front porch, according to the criminal complaint.
Morelli told police Sunday “I stabbed him and he’s gonna die,” and “He’s gonna die and it’s my fault and I murdered him,” the complaint says.
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi’s office is investigating, state police said. Morelli is being held in Indiana County Prison without bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 before District Judge Robert Steele Bell Sr.
Quincey Reese is a TribLive reporter covering the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She also does reporting for the Penn-Trafford Star. A Penn Township native, she joined the Trib in 2023 after working as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the company for two summers. She can be reached at qreese@triblive.com.
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