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Woman Charged With Stabbing Husband To Death In Englewood

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A woman has been charged with stabbing her husband to death during a domestic dispute in their South Side Englewood home on Monday.

Michela L. Johnson, 24, of the 6400 block of South Hermitage Avenue is charged with first-degree murder, according to police.

Johnson allegedly stabbed her husband Untre Johnson during a domestic altercation at about noon on Monday, police said.

Johnson, 26, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 1:16 p.m. Monday. An autopsy on Wednesday found he died from a stab wound to the back and his death was ruled a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said.

Michaela Johnson will appear for a bond hearing Thursday, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2012. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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