A Brooklyn woman has made a shocking claim in court, alleging she fatally stabbed her boyfriend after enduring years of abuse at his hands. Authorities are reviewing the case, which centers on her assertion that repeated violence left her with no other option. Legal experts say self-defense arguments in such cases hinge on proving immediate threat and proportional response. The proceedings could set a precedent for how domestic abuse survivors are treated under New York law.


Brooklyn woman claims she stabbed boyfriend to death because he’d beaten her for years  New York Daily News