A pathologist says a convenience store clerk in Tomahawk was beaten so brutally she would have died even she hadn't been stabbed three times in the back.

The testimony came at a hearing for 18-year-old Derek Domke of Tomahawk, who was ordered to stand trial for first-degree intentional homicide and armed robbery.

He's accused of robbing and killing 25-year-old Rochelle Anderson of Irma last March.

Among the information revealed at yesterday's preliminary hearing, a pathologist told the court the victim had defensive wounds on her hands, and that her head injuries were so severe they were similar to something seen in a vehicle crash.

A store manager testified that between $400 and $500 and a computer tower were discovered missing the day after Anderson's death.

Domke is scheduled to enter a plea June 23rd.

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