Man expected to plead guilty to stabbing ex-girlfriend

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Every day, she sees the 2-inch scar on her chest ? still red and raised ?and her thoughts turn to that night seven months ago when her boyfriend reportedly took her hostage, stabbed her and nearly killed her.

“It?s a constant reminder to look down” and find the wounds on her chest, arm and hand, said Jennifer Fletcher, whose ex, Jason Woodward, 19, is expected to plead guilty today to attempted second-degree murder and kidnapping.

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