Bride Allegedly Murders Fiancé Hours Before Wedding

A Pennsylvania woman is currently charged with murder after allegedly stabbing her fiancé mere hours before the couple's wedding was to start near Whitehall, Pa.

According to ABCnews.com, bride-to-be Na Cola Darcel Franklin, 31, and her fiancé Billy Rafael Brewster, 36, had planned to say their vows at 10 a.m. on Saturday, however at some point during the previous night, Franklin and Brewster began arguing, Steve Luksa, first deputy to the Lehigh County District Attorney.

In the middle of the heated argument, Franklin allegedly stabbed Brewster twice with a kitchen knife, police said.

"One of the stab wounds punctured his heart," Luksa said.

As police arrived at the apartment, shortly after 2 a.m., they came upon Brewster bleeding from chest wounds on the second floor landing.

Brewster was transported to the Lehigh County Trauma center and pronounced dead at 3:24 a.m., less than seven hours before the wedding.

Luksa said the couple was not alone in the apartment when the stabbing took place. The couple's children and extended family members were also present because of the impending nuptials.

Franklin was arrested and charged with one count of criminal homicide, Luksa said.

During her arraignment Saturday afternoon, Franklin told District Judge Donna Butler, "You got to check again," unable to comprehend that Brewster was dead, the Allentown Morning Call reported. She cried, rocking herself back and forth, eventually choking out the words, "I ... did ... not ... kill ... him ... on ... purpose."

She is being held in Lehigh County Prison without bail, Luksa said.

When Franklin told Bulter via the video conference arraignment that she wanted to go home, Butler responded, "You are not going home any time in the near future."

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