What happened the night University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, 22, allegedly attacked his former girlfriend and fellow UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love?
Reportedly Huguely kicked in Ms. Love's bedroom door in the wee hours of Monday morning, then repeatedly shook her and banged her head against a wall. Police, called to her apartment by roommates about a possible alcohol overdose, found her face down on her pillow in a pool of blood, her face battered and one eye swollen shut. Within hours Huguely was arrested.
As gruesome details emerged from Tuesday's court hearing in Charlottesville, friends were speaking up about the young lady who was found dead and the young man from a prominent DC area family who had been charged by police with her murder.
Ms. Love attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Baltimore and played varsity lacrosse and field hockey before entering UVA. She was described by friends and coaches as an angel, someone full of laughter and whose personality was a big part of the teams she played on both in high school and college.
Both students had been expected to play in the upcoming NCAA lacrosse tournament where UVA's men's team is ranked #1 and UVA's women's team is ranked #4. Both were seniors scheduled to graduate May 23. But the tragedy on Monday changed all that.
Many questions still surround this case as police and the media look to find answers as the UVA community mourns.
Meanwhile, the lacrosse teams are practicing for the upcoming tournament and UVA's baseball team observed a moment of silence in Yeardley Love's memory before their home game. On May 23, the Class of 2010 will be missing two students.
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