An Instagram and OnlyFans mannequin who claimed self-defense within the April stabbing demise of her boyfriend has been charged together with his homicide after state prosecutors mentioned new proof depicts her because the aggressor who plunged a knife three inches into his chest.
Courtney Clenney, 26, was arrested in Hawaii Wednesday on a cost of second-degree homicide with a lethal weapon within the April 3 killing of Christian Obumseli, 27, in Miami, authorities mentioned.
Clenney, who goes by the identify Courtney Tailor on social media, the place she has 2 million followers on Instagram, gave inconsistent statements to police upon questioning. She additionally claimed that she solely threw the knife at Obumseli, whereas standing greater than 10 toes away, after he shoved her by her throat of their shared condo that afternoon, state prosecutors mentioned at a press convention Thursday.
The health worker who carried out Obumseli’s post-mortem mentioned that such a deep knife wound, which punctured an artery, would probably be extra per a forceful downward thrust. Clenney additionally was not discovered with any accidents supporting her declare of being bodily attacked as she described, mentioned Miami-Dade State Legal professional Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
The couple for 2 years had “a particularly tempestuous and combative relationship,” leading to a number of noise complaints, an eviction risk, 911 calls, and Clenney’s arrest, Rundle mentioned.
Clenney was beforehand arrested in July of final 12 months for home battery towards Obumseli in Las Vegas. The couple moved into their Miami condo in January and the next month, elevator footage shared by Rundle seems to seize Clenney repeatedly placing Obumseli as he tried to bodily distance himself from her and calm her down.
Then on April 1, simply two days earlier than Obumseli’s demise, police have been referred to as to their condo as a consequence of one other home disturbance the place Clenney was described by police as showing intoxicated, in line with a duplicate of her arrest warrant unsealed Thursday.
Clenney’s protection lawyer mentioned he’s “fully shocked” by the arrest, telling 7News on Wednesday that there’s “clear proof of self-defense.”
“Obumseli attacked her and choked her that night; Courtney had no selection however to satisfy pressure with pressure,” lawyer Frank Prieto instructed the Miami station. Prieto didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
Prieto referred to as Clenney a sufferer of home violence and human trafficking, and mentioned she was looking for psychological well being therapy in Hawaii for PTSD associated to Obumseli’s demise when she was arrested.
“Courtney was clearly defending herself. We are going to vigorously defend Courtney and clear her of this unfounded and baseless cost,” the lawyer mentioned.
The couple’s relationship had been described as rocky and typically violent by their pals as effectively.
“We’ve seen her hit him. I’ve by no means seen him hit her,” a buddy, Ashley Vaughn, instructed Native 10 Information days after the stabbing.
Prieto in Could acknowledged to Rolling Stone that violence within the couple’s relationship might have gone “each methods,” however mentioned that didn’t change Clenney’s self-defense declare within the killing.
“Christian was committing against the law, and she or he had each proper to defend herself,” Prieto mentioned.
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