PORTLAND — Jurors at the murder trial of William Hanaman have adjourned for the night, and will resume deliberations Wednesday morning.
Excluding the time spent listening to a read-back of Hanaman’s testimony, and for lunches, the jury has deliberated for a total of about 6½ hours, beginning at 2 p.m. Monday.
11:44 a.m.
PORTLAND — The jury at the murder trial for William Hanaman has not reached a verdict, and they are listening to a read-back of the defendant’s entire testimony from last Friday.
Jurors requested the read-back this morning at Cumberland County Superior Court.
Hanaman, 52, is charged with killing his girlfriend, Marion Shea, on Nov. 10, 2009.
Prosecutors say Hanaman repeatedly stabbed Shea, a 47-year-old mother of five, during a fight in Hanaman’s apartment on Ocean Avenue.
He has claimed during the trial that Shea came at him with the knife and he stabbed her in self-defense.
The trial opened a week ago. Hanaman testified Friday in his own defense. If he is convicted, he will face a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
They began deliberating Monday around 2 p.m., following five days of testimony.
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