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4/16/09
Judge frees Maine woman who killed abusive husband
By The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine — A 50-year-old Portland woman who killed her abusive husband with a butcher knife has been sentenced to the seven months she already spent in jail.
Laureen Rugen, who was free on bail, left the courthouse a free woman after Friday’s sentencing. She was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty in February to manslaughter.
The judge agreed with prosecution and defense lawyers that Rugen suffered two decades of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of her 61-year-old husband, Christian Rugen.
Rugen stabbed her husband more than 25 times on April 8, 2008.
Prosecutor Lisa Marchese said the case involved a unique set of circumstances and does not signal that it’s OK to kill an abusive spouse.
Judge frees Maine woman who killed abusive husband
By The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine — A 50-year-old Portland woman who killed her abusive husband with a butcher knife has been sentenced to the seven months she already spent in jail.
Laureen Rugen, who was free on bail, left the courthouse a free woman after Friday’s sentencing. She was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty in February to manslaughter.
The judge agreed with prosecution and defense lawyers that Rugen suffered two decades of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of her 61-year-old husband, Christian Rugen.
Rugen stabbed her husband more than 25 times on April 8, 2008.
Prosecutor Lisa Marchese said the case involved a unique set of circumstances and does not signal that it’s OK to kill an abusive spouse.
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The man is dead and can not tell his side of the story. What do you think would happen if the roles where reversed? Do you think a man would spend several months in jail for stabbing his wife 25 times and his defense was "I was abused"? We will never know if Mrs. Rugen was abused by her husband or not but we must look at the bigger picture why are we brainwashed to see man as pure evil and woman as a victim? And why our justice system consistently justifies women actions?
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