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Taunton woman found guilty in stab case
By CHARLES WINOKOOR
A Taunton woman accused of stabbing and severely injuring another woman in 2010 — in retaliation for talking to police about a 2009 shooting in Fairfax Gardens housing project — was found guilty on three of five charges this week.
A jury found Damaris Gonzalez, 26, formerly of 733 Somerset Ave., guilty of intimidation of a witness, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a knife) and assault and battery.
She was found not guilty of armed assault to murder and a second count of assault with a dangerous weapon.
The week-long trial was held in Fall River Superior Court.
Gonzalez was accused of repeatedly stabbing then 21-year-old Jani Desousa in April 2010, after Desousa had returned to Taunton to celebrate having landed a new job.
The victim, who had been placed in a witness protection program and was living out of state, was an eyewitness to a 2009 non-fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Brockton man visiting Fairfax Gardens.
Police said Desousa not only was stabbed but was kicked and punched by Gonzalez’ half sister, Jennifer Alicea, during the DeWert Avenue assault.
Alicea pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to two to three years in state prison.
One witness told cops that a large group had gathered that night to watch what they thought would be a fight between three women.
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