Huge update in case of OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney accused of stabbing boyfriend to death after
THE OnlyFans model accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death has claimed that he bruised her and she had been acting in self-defense.
Courtney Clenney, 26, is used to being in the spotlight with over two million followers on OnlyFans under the name Courtney Tailor.
However, recently Clenney has gotten unwanted attention after being charged with second-degree murder.
The model was accused of killing her 27-year-old boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, in their Miami apartment back in April.
Denied Bail
On Saturday, Clenney made her first court appearance in Miami-Dade County, hoping to get bail.
Her lawyers told the judge that Clenney should only be facing a manslaughter charge and that there is no probable cause for her to be charged with second-degree murder.
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However, prosecutors argued that this was inappropriate to discuss at the first court appearance.
The judge agreed that it was too early to make those sorts of calls.
“Miss Clenney, your attorneys are here and they’re fighting hard for you, but at this time, I’m not really the judge who should be making these decisions,” Judge Jacqueline Woodward said.
“It should be a judge who knows a little bit more about your case.”
Woodward ultimately decided to deny bail and ordered Clenney to continue to be held in custody without bond.
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They Said, She Said
Clenney's lawyers stand behind an argument of self-defense.
The model claimed that she threw a knife at Obumseli from a distance, about 10 feet away, the Miami Herald reported, after he pushed her to the ground.
Her attorneys also argued that Obumseli bruised Clenney prior to his murder and that she was just trying to fight him off.
"I was at the homicide unit and I have photographs of her bruising," Clenney's lawyer, Frank Prieto told the judge at the first hearing.
However, Miami prosecutors argued that Clenney did stab Obumseli at close range and that forensic evidence contradicted her claims that said otherwise as the stab wound was too deep.
The prosecution also released surveillance footage from the apartment building's elevator that appeared to show Clenney repeatedly hitting Obumseli, two months before the killing.
Prieto told NBC6 that the medical examiner "has formulated conclusory opinions that will not stand up to scientific scrutiny."
He also said the arrest warrant "contains deceptive and incomplete statements."
“We are confident she will be exonerated, and Courtney will be seen for what she is: a victim of domestic abuse that survived her abuse,” Prieto said.
Dig Up The Body?
The influencer filed a request to dig up Obumseli's corpse in the hope of proving her innocence.
Clenney and her lawyers wanted to prove that the model acted in self-defense, but these plans have since been quashed, at least for the time being.
Prieto told The U.S. Sun: "Courtney was the victim of abuse here and we wanted our expert to conduct an independent examination; however, our request was withdrawn when we were informed that the decedent was buried in Dallas, TX."
It is unclear at this stage whether the attorney plans on refiling for the body to still be dug up now they have discovered it is buried in a different jurisdiction.
Behind Bars
Clenney was arrested four months after Obumseli was murdered on August 10.
She was in rehab and therapy for substance abuse in Hawaii but was then extradited to Florida on Friday.
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She has been in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County ever since.
Clenney's arraignment is scheduled for September 6, unless her lawyers request an earlier date.
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