A $500,000 bond has been set for Monique Sullivan’s bail from a Wyoming jail after she was accused of killing her boyfriend. Photo: Supplied / Lincoln County Jail
A Kiwi shearer is dead after being allegedly stabbed by his Kiwi girlfriend during a drunk argument in the US state of Wyoming.
Andrew Moore died on Monday in hospital after he was allegedly attacked by his girlfriend, which another shearer told US police was "in a rage".
Moore's girlfriend, Monique Sullivan, has been charged with second-degree murder and is currently in jail in the rural town of Kemmerer, the Lincoln Country district attorney's office confirmed to Stuff.
Moore and Sullivan were shearers on a sheep ranch near the town of Kemmerer when Moore died, local media, the Star Valley Independent, reported on Thursday.
According to court documents, Moore received a "significant" stab wound to his left side.
Shortly after, Sullivan was transported to the same hospital with a self-inflicted injury.
While in hospital, Sullivan confessed she had stabbed Moore after seeing his coat near an examination room, US detective Jody Gardner said.
Sullivan told police that her and Moore weren't getting along that day. The pair argued at a party where Moore was being verbally abusive, court documents say.
Sullivan went "into a rage", grabbed a knife and made stabbing motions towards Moore, but he was standing closer than she thought, and he was stabbed, court documents said.
The accused told police she just felt "angry" and didn't feel physically threatened by Moore.
Moore and Sullivan were heavily drinking in a housing trailer with four others, another Kiwi in the party said.
Sullivan moved to her own trailer after an offensive comment was made towards her, with Sullivan later following to comfort her, the witness said.
The witness, Stacy Hikawai, said she later woke and saw Moore bleeding heavily from a wound in his side and Sullivan had blood on her hands.
Moore was then taken to hospital by the others at the party.
Police found a large kitchen knife with suspected blood on the blade when they carried out a search warrant, the court documents said.
Sullivan has a $500,000 bond, however, she can't leave Lincoln County if that is paid.
Under Wyoming law, second-degree murder is defined as killing purposefully with malice.
Sullivan would serve 20 years to life in prison if convicted.
Kemmerer is a town of about 3000 people and is known for being the founding site of department store chain giant JCPenney.
* This story originally appeared on Stuff.