Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A defense lawyer for a woman accused of fatally beating her boyfriend with two metal frying pans claims that she was abused by the man.
A police probable cause statement shows that Maleia Cole told police she was angry that Jason Lewis had walked out of the trailer where they lived after an argument.
Public defender Meg Butler said that while Cole wasn't acting in self-defense, she suffered from "more of a battered-woman syndrome." She claimed that drug use led to outbursts from Lewis.
Superior Court Judge Edward McBride noted that Cole admitted to the Sept. 2 attack and ordered her held in Camden County Jail until her trial.
Lewis died from his injuries on Sept. 26.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
