Fourth-year College student George Huguely - who was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of fourth-year College student Yeardley Love yesterday - admitted to police officials that "he shook Love and her head repeatedly hit the wall" during an altercation, according to an affidavit for a search warrant.
Huguely, a former member of the men's lacrosse team, also admitted that he broke into Love's bedroom by kicking his right foot through the door. He said the front door to the former women's lacrosse player's apartment was unlocked, according to the affidavit.
After the altercation, witnesses found Love face-down on her pillow with a pool of blood. She had a "large bruised contusion on the right said of her face which appears to have been caused by a blunt force trauma," according to other affidavits. Her right eye was swollen shut, and her chin area was bruised and scraped, the affidavits stated.
Nevertheless, in a statement outside the Charlottesville General District Court this morning, Huguely's lawyers said the death was accidental.
-compiled by Prateek Vasireddy
Editor's note: The Cavalier Daily finished its regular production for the academic year last Friday, and therefore no additional print editions of the paper will appear during the final exam period. The editors will continue to follow the Yeardley Love homicide as the story develops, however, and update The Cavalier Daily's website accordingly.
Documents courtesy of the Daily Progress
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