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TONOPAH, Nev. (AP) — A woman is facing a murder charge after her lover was found fatally stabbed in a central Nevada motel.
Authorities say 49-year-old Maureen R. Kinnamon faces a murder charge after Penny Sue Silas was found stabbed at the National 9 Motel in Tonopah Friday night.
Silas was found on a second-story balcony and died at the hospital a short time later.
A weapon was recovered.
The Nye County sheriff's office said the women were in a romantic relationship and lived together in Tonopah.
Kinnamon reportedly told authorities she didn't intend to hurt Silas.
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