WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A preliminary hearing is beginning for a man charged in the death of a woman who was raped and set on fire at a Wichita park.
The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1WA65Qb ) reports that the hearing that starts Thursday in Sedgwick County District Court will determine whether there is sufficient evidence for 27-year-old Cornell McNeal to stand trial. He’s charged with capital murder and rape in the November 2014 death of Letitia “Tish” Davis.
The mother of four suffered from burns on more than half her body and cuts on her head in the attack and died about a week later. Affidavits show McNeal was connected to the attack through a damaged cellphone and DNA evidence.
McNeal also is charged in a garage fire. He is jailed on a $1.25 million bond.
Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com
