A New Jersey woman accused of shooting her husband dead on Christmas Day claimed she killed him in self-defense — despite prosecutors pointing out that the victim was watching TV while naked in bed when he died.
Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, from Hamilton Township, was ordered Tuesday to remain jailed until her murder trial stemming from the fatal shooting of her husband, 57-year-old David Wigglesworth.
Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Patricia Wild refused to set a bond for Wigglesworth’s release because of the severity of the charge against her.
Wigglesworth’s defense team argued that their client has been “overcharged” for acting in self-defense, claiming that the woman “feared for her life” during a fight with her allegedly abusive husband, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
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