Benefield, 33, also received 10 years of probation for shooting Doug Benefield, 58, at their home in Florida
Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina convicted in July of manslaughter for killing her estranged husband in what she claimed was self-defense, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison plus 10 years of probation.on 27 September 2020. The subsequent media circus and trial, dubbed the “Black Swan trial,” has left many wondering if the act was intentional or in self-defense.
She said she sought injunctions in 2018 and 2020 to bar her husband from seeing their child, accusing him of abuse. No criminal charges were brought against Doug Benefield, and the latter case against him was still in progress when he died. On the day Ashley Benefield shot her husband, she testified to an altercation in which she believed he was trying to kill her in her home. She said Doug Benefield blocked her from leaving, advanced towards her and struck her in the face while she pointed a gun at him, fearing for her life.
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