Verdict and sentencing scheduled for Sioux City murder case

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — New information regarding the Sioux City murder trials for Angela and Jessica Bino was released Thursday afternoon.

District Judge Tod Deck will render a verdict in early August in the case of a Sioux City woman accused of killing her mother.

Court documents indicate that Deck will announce a verdict on August 8 for Angela Bino, 60. She has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her mother, Suzette Occhibone. Her bench trial wrapped up in early April.

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Jessica Bino, 33, is Angela’s daughter. She is scheduled to have her sentencing hearing on August 8. Earlier in July, a judge found Jessica guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of her grandmother, Occhibone.

In October 2023, officials said Angela and Jessica assaulted and stabbed Occhibone to death. Authorities said the pair removed her body from an apartment that the three women lived in together, placing the body in the trunk of a vehicle.

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