Prosecutors in South Florida have introduced a second-degree homicide cost in opposition to social media mannequin Courtney Clenney associated to the deadly stabbing of her live-in boyfriend.
Miami-Dade State Legal professional Katherine Fernandez Rundle introduced the cost in opposition to the 26-year-old mannequin throughout a information convention.
Clenney was arrested Wednesday in Hawaii. Fernandez Rundle stated Clenney, who goes by the identify Courtney Tailor on platforms like Instagram and OnlyFans, stays jailed in Hawaii whereas authorities work to have her extradited to Florida.
Fernandez Rundle characterised Christian Obumseli's April 3 loss of life on the couple's Miami house because the fruits of a "tempestuous and combative relationship" that started in November 2020.
The county health worker stated in an post-mortem report that Obumseli, who labored in cryptocurrency, died from a forceful downward thrust from a blade that went 7.6cm into his chest, piercing a significant artery.
In line with an arrest report, Clenney acknowledged killing Obumseli however stated she was performing in self protection.
She stated Obumseli had pushed her and thrown her to the ground, which prompted her to seize and knife and throw it at Obumseli from about three metres away. The health worker stated Obumseli's wound couldn't have been attributable to a knife thrown from that distance.
Clenney's Miami protection lawyer, Frank Prieto, didn't instantly reply to messages in search of remark from The Related Press. He beforehand instructed the Miami Herald that Clenney was in Hawaii whereas in rehabilitation for substance abuse and post-traumatic stress dysfunction. He stated they sit up for clearing her identify in courtroom.