FEMALES AS THE AGGRESSOR IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATIONS; THE CASE OF COURTNEY CLENNEY

FEMALE AS THE AGGRESSOR IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

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                      THE CASE OF COURTNEY CLENNEY

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    Only Fans and Instagram model, Courtney Clenney, was

arrested on April 4, 2022, for fatally stabbing her boyfriend;

Christian Obumseli.

    Clenney, 27, a Florida model, who, on the day of Obumseli's

death, called 911 to report that her boyfriend had been stabbed

during a violent fight between the two, culminated in Clenney

being charged with 2nd degree murder.

    According to the PCA, out of Miami Dade County PD, the initial

conclusions reached by police were later reviewed after 

investigators received the conclusions of the Medical Examiner.

The Medical Examiner's findings concluded that Obumseli, 27,

had died of a knife wound that punctured Obumseli's subclavian

artery, in the right side of chest; resulting in his death.

      The Miami Dade Police Department then presented and

consulted with the State's Attorney's Office regarding the initial

facts of the case; including subpoenas.  The evidence included

a video and recorded statement, 911 calls, records, and all cell

phone extraction data that lead investigators to conclude that

Clenney and Obumseli had been in a "tumultuous relationship

since November 2020." The police noted that there were multiple

incidents of domestic violence, from both sides, over the course

of their relationship.

      Footage from surveillance cameras, at their apartment

building in Miami, filmed a little over than a month before

Christian's death, shows the couple violently fighting inside an

elevator.

     

       While certainly not one-sided, the evidence shows there were

prior incidents of Clenney being physically violent with Obumseli.

According to Miami Beach State Attorney, Clenney was arrested

for domestic battery on Obumseli in hotel in July 2022. According

to investigators, the relationship between Clenney and Obumseli

led the two to split up several times, including the last week of

March, when she expelled Christian from her apartment. The

couple made up, two days later, on April 1st; two days before

his death.

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APRIL 3, 2022

        Miami Dade Police Department reconstructed the timeline

of events of April 3, the day of the murder, to find the day had

begun peacefully with the pair playing with their dogs in their

apartment.

         It's still unclear how the situation escalated into a deadly

fight from there. A timeline of Clenney's calls have allowed

investigators to establish that the stabbing had taken place

between 4:43 (when Courtney called her mom for the first time).

And, at 4:57, when she called 911. Eleven minutes later,

before Clenney called 911, to report her boyfriend was, "dying;"

as Courtney could be heard saying in a recorded call.

       Investigators say they saw a text message from "Mom"

on Clenney's phone received at 5:25 on April 3, 2022, that

mentioned self-defense and advised that Courtney not to speak

to the police. Courtney's version of events was inconsistent with

the findings of the Medical Examiner. 

        On August 9th, 2022, Clenney was arrested in Hawaii where

she was in rehab for substance abuse and PTSD. According to the

arrest warrant, MPD concluded that Clenney and Obumseli were

in a toxic domestic violence relationship for over two years;

escalating into Clenney "throwing weapons on various occasions."

        These incidents culminated on April 3, 2022, with Clenney

acting without justification and causing the death of Christian

Obumseli by stabbing him in an imminently dangerous act

that demonstrated a depraved mind without regard for

human life.