Molly Martel Guilty of Murder

Molly Martel has been found guilty by a jury on two counts of second degree murder for knowingly and recklessly causing the death of her friend, Stephanie Campbell, last November.

Martel was charged with second degree murder after Campbell, a young mother of three from Manchester, bled to death following an argument with Martel outside of Campbell's Dutton Street apartment in Manchester on Nov. 2, 2010. Martel used a small folding knife during the fight in which Campbell was reportedly unarmed.

Martel stabbed Campbell four times – three times in the head and once in the chest, piercing her heart and a lung. She then fled the scene and subsequently, the state.

Martel was arrested two days later by police in New York who were alerted to her whereabouts at a motel where she was staying under an assumed name.

Martel's attorneys argued, and Martel testified on Monday, that she acted in self defense, that it was Campbell who came at her with the knife and suffered the wounds as Martel attempted to fight for her own life.

Judge Gillian Abramson said sentencing will be held in 60 to 90 days. Martel could potentially face up to life in prison, but sentencing requests have not been made.

Patch will have more on this story later today. Read earlier stories about the and Tuesday's