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Woman on trial in kicking death of Colonial Heights man

Posted at 12:39 AM, Jul 17, 2014
and last updated 2014-07-17 00:39:29-04

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. --   A jury could decide this week if a woman is guilty of kicking a 21-year-old Colonial Heights man to death.

The trial is underway for Margaret Dacey, age 18, who stands accused in the beating death of Rusty Mack in February of last year.

Dacey is the last of four people initially charged for Mack’s death.The other three people charged in his deal including his former wife, have walked free

Prosecutors believe Dacey deliver the lethal kick to Mack while he was down, which caused him to hit his head on the pavement.

Mack, age 21, died outside his apartment after a confrontation in February of last year.

The trial is expected to last three days.