Clenney’s lawyer says she was a “victim of domestic violence” and acted in self-defense. Obumseli's friends dispute that claim, alleging Clenney was the aggressor.
in which Larry Handfield, an attorney for the family, said he expected charges to come soon against Obumseli’s killer. “At this point, all they’re looking for is justice,” Handfield said. Handfield toldthe killing was “unprovoked,” and he expressed dismay that Clenney has not been arrested. “To add insult to injury, the person responsible for killing [Obumseli] is walking around free and has not been arrested for causing the death of this young man,” he says.
According to the official police version, Obumseli was killed by a single stab wound following a “domestic violence incident,” and his girlfriend was detained at the scene before being taken to a mental hospital.
Three people who claim to have known Obumseli and Clenney as a couple recently spoke to ABC affiliate, saying they’d seen Clenney act abusively toward Obumseli, not the other way around. “I’ve seen her hit him. I’ve never seen him hit her,” Ashley Vaughn told the news outlet. “From what we’ve personally experienced between the both of them, we believe that Christian wouldn’t put her in a position where she would need to stab him to protect herself.
Several news outlets have reported that police were called to the apartment multiple times before the stabbing happened. (
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