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A former ballerina convicted of killing her husband within the infamous “Black Swan” murder case, was once sentenced to twenty years in jail Monday, and her stepdaughter condemned her in an emotional observation to the courtroom.
Ashley Benefield was once discovered in charge of manslaughter in July for the 2020 gruesome taking pictures of her 58-year-old husband, Doug Benefield, in Florida, amid a custody combat over their daughter.
Benefield, 33, regarded indisposed and gave the impression stone-faced Monday as she was once sentenced to twenty years, with credit score for date served, adopted by means of 10 years of probation.
“I’ve waited so long to speak to her, face to face,” Doug’s daughter, Eva Benefield, stated all the way through her sufferer affect observation. “I hope prison serves her well.
“What hurts me essentially the most isn’t the considered no longer having my dad anymore as a result of I can at all times have him round in spirit. … What breaks my middle essentially the most is considering how he discovered you at this type of susceptible a part of his presen.”
EX-BALLERINA CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER IN HIGH-PROFILE ‘BLACK SWAN MURDER’ CASE
Former ballet dancer Ashley Benefield was convicted in the fatal shooting of her husband, Doug Benefield, in September 2020. (Facebook)
Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the “Dull Swan” murder case. (WTVT)
The manslaughter conviction was a step down from the original second-degree murder charge Benefield faced for Doug’s death inside her Lakewood Ranch, Florida, bedroom Sept. 27, 2020, in what has become known as the “Dull Swan” case.
“To Doug … Ashley’s this blameless, natural White Swan,” Doug’s family attorney, Stephanie Murphy, previously told CBS’s “48 Hours.”
“However beneath the ones white feathers … she’s an bad lady. … She’s the Dull Swan.”
FLORIDA FORMER BALLET DANCER CHARGED WITH MURDERING HUSBAND AMID CUSTODY BATTLE: POLICE
Ashley Benefield was found guilty of fatally shooting her husband, Doug Benefield, in the middle of a nasty custody battle. She said it was self-defense. (Facebook)
The former ballerina has claimed she fatally shot her husband in self-defense, arguing she opened fire on the Navy veteran after she had ordered him to leave her house and alleging he refused and hit her in the face, according to a motion filed by her attorneys last year.
“I assumed he was once taking to shoot me,” Benefield testified during the trial. Investigators said Benefield did not show any signs of physical abuse after the shooting.
Benefield accused Doug of psychologically abusing her, but the allegations were never substantiated. She also accused him of poisoning her with heavy metals while she was pregnant, discharging a gun in their home and punching her dog.
Ashley Benefield, 31, is accused of gunning down her husband, Doug Benefield, in her Florida home in 2020, after she alleges he punched her. (Facebook)
Prosecutors have argued that her abuse claims and allegations were made in an effort to gain sole custody of their daughter.
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During Monday’s hearing, the court ordered a mental health evaluation for Benefield for when she gets out of prison and is on probation after she was diagnosed with PTSD.
Fox News’ Rebecca Rosenberg and Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.