Woman Who Escaped Clutches Of Amy Lord's Accused Killer Testifies
BOSTON (CBS) -- A woman attacked by Edwin Alemany hours before he allegedly killed 24-year-old Amy Lord in Boston testified in court Thursday morning.
It was the first day of testimony in the trial of Alemany, who is accused of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Lord in July 2013. Prosecutors say that before abducting Lord and leaving her body in a city park, the 30-year-old Alemany attacked two other women.
Alexandra Cruz relived her frightening encounter with Alemany, who has admitted to beating her, choking her, dragging her and threatening to kill her.
"He had me by my ankles, dragging me into the parking lot. When I came to, I opened my eyes and he was choking me," Cruz said. "He told me that if I screamed he was going to kill me and leave me right there."
Cruz said she told him that she had a son who wouldn't have anyone if she died.
"He said that he didn't care to know that I was going to die today," Cruz said.
After finishing her testimony, Alemany's defense attorney Jeffrey Denner acknowledged that his client did attack Cruz. Denner said he's not contesting the allegations, and an insanity defense is planned.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Doug Cope reports: