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A Santa Maria man was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges Wednesday for the death of an Air Force veteran who was violently attacked in her Santa Maria home three years ago, leading to what a prosecutor called “a cascade of medical events” that claimed her life.

Afer deliberating for two days, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court jury of nine men and three women returned the verdict against Victor Ramirez Martinez, 32, late Wednesday afternoon.

Martinez was charged with attacking Marilyn Pharis in her home on the 900 block of North Dejoy Street on July 24, 2015.

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