GA woman who smashed jar over husband’s head, stabbed him to death gets life in prison

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — A Fayette County jury has found a woman guilty of murdering her husband in 2019.

Fayette County District Attorney Marie Broder’s office says 35-year-old Alexandria Ginavia Mardell stabbed her husband, John Mardell, 22 times and smashed a glass jar over his head on December 23, 2019.

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After stabbing her husband, Alexandria Mardell packed a bag and left the house in her husband’s car.

During the trial, Alexandria Mardell claimed she killed her husband in self defense. The judge and jury did not agree.

She was convicted of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault.

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Judge Rhonda Kreuziger sentenced Alexandria Mardell to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

“John Mardell’s death was avoidable, senseless, and horribly violent,” Broder said. “ADA [Dan] Hiatt said to the Judge during sentencing that this case ‘needs to send a message to this county that violence like this will not be tolerated.’ The jury sent that message with its verdict and the Judge sent that message with her sentence.”

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Alexandria Mardell is currently being held in the Fayette County Jail.

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