The woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend last year is on course for trial in October after a court hearing last week, according to records.

Donna Turner

Courtesy of the WCSO

Donna Turner, 47, is charged with one count of open murder for allegedly killing Keith Walton on Dec. 4 in her Ypsilanti apartment. According to police, Turner stabbed Walton once in the abdomen with a large knife as he tried to leave the apartment following an argument.

Court records show Turner appeared in court in late August for her final pretrial hearing. The case continued on to trial, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Oct. 7 in front of Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge David Swartz.

Turner is being represented by Erane Washington.

Turner faces a maximum term of life in prison, if convicted. She remains held in the Washtenaw Coutny Jail without bond.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.