Virginia man convicted of murder after hospital stabbing

Officials say that a Virginia man was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering a woman in November of 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Northampton County.

According to the Northampton County State's Attorney, Winston Burton was convicted of first degree murder in the killing of 42-year-old Shellie Crockett of Keller. Burton stabbed Crockett 46 times.

Its unclear when Burton will be sentenced. A pre-sentence investigation has been ordered in the case; however, because Burton has two previous convictions for malicious wounding, a mandatory sentence is life in prison.

Officials say that during the two day trial, a jury heard two eyewitness accounts, they heard from a medical examiner and that there were 98 exhibits.

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital was put on lock down status around 7:30 a.m. on November 27 after the Northampton County Sheriff's Office received a report of a stabbing victim. When deputies arrived, Burton already fled. They learned that Crockett was treated by hospital staff for being stabbed multiple times but she later succumbed to her injuries.

The hospital was placed on lockdown for five hours.