Karmelo Anthony murder trial: Medical examiner testifies victim died from ‘gaping’ stab wound to the heart

A Texas medical examiner testified at the Karmelo Anthony murder trial Saturday, saying that the 17-year-old victim, Austin Metcalf, was stabbed through the heart.

McKINNEY, Texas — A Texas medical examiner testified at the Karmelo Anthony murder trial Saturday that the 17-year-old victim, Austin Metcalf, was stabbed through the heart.

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Anthony, 19, was charged in connection with the April 2, 2025, stabbing of Metcalf — a student from a rival school — during an altercation at a track meet at a high school in Frisco, Texas. He has pleaded not guilty.

On the trial’s third day, Collin County’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Elizabeth Ventura, took the stand and reiterated that Metcalf’s cause of death was a stab wound to the chest and the manner was homicide.