“We are confident that Ms. Love’s death was not intended, but an accident with a tragic outcome,” Huguely’s attorney, Fran Lawrence, said Tuesday. “It is our hope that no conclusions will be drawn or judgments made about George or his case.”
A short article about the rough sex defense here.
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Update:
Search warrants reportedly say two witnesses found Love in her bedroom face down in a pool of blood on her pillow, according to the local NBC affiliate. Police officers reported that Love had a large bruise on the right side of her face, which appeared to have been caused by blunt force trauma.
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More:
Police say a Virginia lacrosse player suspected of killing a member of the women’s team shook her and hit her head repeatedly against the wall.
An affidavit filed with a search warrant says police found 22-year-old Yeardley Love face down in her bedroom with a pool of blood on her pillow.
Police also say the suspect, 22-year-old George Huguely, told them he had an altercation with Love and had kicked in her door…
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Update: Via Kate, a reader and a wonderful ex-student of mine, more sickening details at The Hook, a local paper. (Read the comments, too. They provide updates on details of the crime scene.)
Scratch the rough sex defense.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:35PM
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/05/04/huguely-admissions-murder-suspect-allegedly-says-he-kicked-through-door-shook-love/
He “shook Love and her head repeatedly hit the wall.”
He “communicated with Love by email” and then “took Love’s computer from the residence and disposed of it.”
With that knowledge, I will do my best to not make any judgments about George and his case.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:32PM
Thank you for those details, Kate. After very few details yesterday, quite a number of damning details are coming in today.