The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is working to piece together what led up to a deadly stabbing in Stuart.
Investigators say 25-year-old Kersten Francilus is accused of killing a 70-year-old woman with a steak knife while she was walking her dog.
Francilus is facing first-degree murder and is being held without bond. WPTV’s Christy Waite was in the courtroom as he made his first appearance before a judge on Friday morning.
Region Martin County
Woman dead after brutal stabbing in Martin County neighborhood
In court, prosecutors said Francilus told deputies that he “killed” her and when asked to describe the victim, he said she was “Jewish.” Prosecutors also said he stabbed her 16 times…