| Woman accused of murdering husband to pay for breast implants |
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| Tuesday, 09 January 2007 | |
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On Feb 8 2002 — just 10 days before her husband's death — Cynthia Sommer is alleged to have visited a plastic surgeon in La Jolla to have a "before" photo taken in preparation for breast augmentation, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors also allege that the family was in financial difficulty, having depleted his trust fund and borrowed money from their parents. At the time of the breast augmentation consultation, prosecutors say, she had just $280 in the bank. Less than a month after her husband died, his $250,000 life insurance was paid out and Sommer spent $5,400 on breast implants and threw lavish parties at her home on the military base, according to procesutors. Previously, she worked for minimum wage at a Subway sandwich shop. However, the prosecutor has been unable to connect Cynthia Sommer to the poison that killed her husband. Her attorney, Robert Udell, maintains that the case against her is based only on circumstantial evidence and that she is not guilty. "There's still not one piece of evidence, one document, one hearsay statement connecting Cindy with arsenic, or even the attempt to get arsenic," Udell said. She faces life in prison without parole, if convicted. The case continues. |
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