{Charleston, West Virginia}...Charges against 30 year old Stacy McCormick of Charleston have been upgraded to first-degree murder after her boyfriend, 50 year old David Snyder, died Sunday from wounds he received when McCormick stabbed him in his chest. Snyder had been released from Charleston Area Medical Center and had gone home, where family members say he was doing fine until he collapsed. Doctors say he had several blood clots on his lung from the stabbing. Police say McCormick admitted to stabbing Snyder during a domestic dispute on Washington Street West in Charleston around 4:00 P.M. last Thursday. McCormick was originally charged with malicious wounding. McCormick was arraigned in Kanawha County Magistrate Court Monday morning and is being held in the South Central Regional Jail without bond. Police say there was a history of domestic violence between the two, and a previous protective order had been filed. McCormick says she stabbed Snyder in self defense.
