Opening statements to start Wednesday in trial for man accused of robbing murder victim
Published: July 13, 2021 5:10 PM EDT
Updated: July 13, 2021 5:43 PM EDT
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A jury has been seated in the trial of a man accused of robbing a woman who was stabbed, beaten and killed.
Christian Dilan, 23, is accused of grand theft of a motor vehicle, burglary, accessory after the fact, robbery, tampering with physical evidence and second-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Sarah Nicholson.
Nicholson was killed in 2017. She was stabbed and beaten in her Bonita Springs home which was then set ablaze.
A second man, Raymond Gomez, is also charged with Nicholson’s death. Gomez’s trial date has not yet been set.