She wanted to be ready for her close-up.
A Florida woman accused of suffocating her boyfriend inside a locked suitcase raised eyebrows Wednesday when she requested professional hair and makeup for her upcoming murder trial.
A judge was initially going to allow Sarah Boone, 46, to have makeup applied by her legal team once she was already in the courtroom, CourtTV reported.
The motion was denied, however, when the Orange County Sheriff’s Office explained that they had security concerns about the cosmetics, which are considered contraband in jail, the outlet said.
Boone was in court Wednesday for pre-trial proceedings ahead of jury selection, which is scheduled to start on Monday.
She is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2020 suffocation death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, 42, at their Winter Park apartment.
Boone claimed that Torres was killed during an alcohol-fueled game of hide-and-seek, while investigators claim that videos from her phone showed that she trapped him inside a suitcase while he begged to be let out.