Man convicted of killing his wife nearly one year ago
By: WROC-TV
Updated: October 31, 2007
A jury has convicted a Rochester man in the stabbing death of his estranged wife nearly a year ago.Prosecutors say Christopher Hunter stabbed 28-year-old Melissa Hammond 59 times last November on Avenue D. Hunter admitted killing Hammond but said he was acting under extreme emotional disturbance because she had left him and taken their three children with them.
Hunter will receive a minimum of 15 years to life in prison when sentenced on December 17th.

