Trial begins for woman accused of stabbing, killing boyfriend with tattoo needle

Witness testimony is underway in the trial of the woman accused of stabbing and killing her boyfriend with a tattoo needle.

Elizabeth Muñoz is charged with murder for the March 2014 killing of 31-year-old Raul Robles.

Several witnesses were called to the stand Monday, including Jimmy Trejo and Virginia Rubio, friends of Muñoz.

Trejo and Rubio said they went to meet Muñoz after she called saying her and Robles got into an argument.

Upon arrival, Rubio said Trejo got out of the car and walked up to Muñoz and Robles. Then, an argument started and Rubio said Trejo pun ched Robles, knocking him out.

As the group was leaving, Rubio said, Muñoz walked to her car, then back to the spot in the groud where Robles was lying. Rubio said she overheard Muñoz saying, “This is not going to stay like this.”

Rubio and Trejo then drove Muñoz to the home of Robles’ mother. At that point, Rubio said, Muñoz admitted to stabbing Robles in the neck.

Rubio said Muñoz also asked Trejo to punch her and take her to the hospital to make it look like self defense.

There is question of sequestering the jury so Munoz’s previous convictions don’t affect the decision of the jury.

ABC-7 archives show that in 2007, Muñoz was found guilty of killing her common-law husband by stabbing him with a knife. She pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to five years in prison.

For the death of Robles, Muñoz faces five years to life in prison if convicted.