Defendant demands to represent himself

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An Ellicott City man convicted of choking his wife, who is now in a vegetative state, demanded he represent himself in an emotional post-conviction hearing Thursday.

“I have committed a terrible crime. I killed my wife,” Ghafour Asemani yelled as he thrashed about and began crying in Howard County Circuit Court.

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