An ongoing murder trial in Orange County focuses on Sarah Boone, 47, who is accused of killing her boyfriend in 2020 by leaving him to asphyxiate in a zipped-up suitcase.

Ahead of a murder trial for an Orlando woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die in a sealed suitcase, new court records show a judge has denied her request to exclude certain evidence yet will allow her to rely on “battered spouse syndrome” for her defense.

Sarah Boone, after having lost eight attorneys and seemingly forfeiting her right to a court-appointed defense leading up to her trial on a murder charge, has just retained new legal counsel.