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Carmelo Anthony trial update: Shocking details revealed about Austin Metcalf stabbing, ‘family left room…’

Independent journalist Breanna Morello reveals shocking details The murder of Austin Metcalfedetailing the medical examiner’s account of his chest wound. Carmelo Anthony The trial was ongoing until Texas prosecutors rested the case on Saturday, June 6.

A courtroom sketch provided by Pat Lopez shows Carmelo Anthony, center, sitting at the defense table with the jury on the left and the presiding judge on the right, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in McKinney, Texas, on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in McKinney, Texas, where a teenager is accused of stabbing another teen to death last year during a track meet in suburban Dallas. (Pat Lopez via AP) (AP)

Anthony has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the April 2, 2025, slaying of Nate Kraft. He claimed he stabbed 17-year-old Metcalf to death in self-defense.

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“Dr. Elizabeth Ventura, the medical examiner, just testified.” Morello wrote on. “The medical examiner confirmed that Austin was stabbed once in the chest. The stab wound was to part of his heart and to the bone in the center of his chest.”

She added, “The knife completely penetrated the wall of Austin’s heart. Prosecutors tried to show autopsy photos. They handed them to the defense. Carmelo looked away. According to the Daily Mail, a female juror “covered her mouth” when she saw Austin’s heart. Austin Metcalfe’s parents and some of his family members left the room to avoid hearing the details. Carmelo Anthony’s mother also walked out.”

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Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing Metcalf during a rain delay at a high school track meet. Before the stabbing at Frisco Memorial High School, Metcalf reportedly asked Anthony, who is black, to leave the event because he did not attend that school. Matt Kraft is white.

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The confrontation occurred when Metcalf told Anthony to leave while he was sitting under the team tent at Memorial High School. Witnesses told investigators that Anthony reached into the bag and warned, “Touch me, see what happens,” NBC DFW reported. Anthony allegedly pulled a black knife from his backpack and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf died in the arms of his twin brother.

If convicted, Anthony could face 5-99 years in prison or life in prison. In the Texas criminal justice system, 17-year-olds are considered adults.

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