Credit: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office
A woman assaulted late last week passed away from her injuries and her boyfriend will now face a homicide charge, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Jamie Beighley, 36, had been on life support at Jefferson Bucks Hospital. She suffered various injuries, including being strangled, head trauma, and a possible brain bleed, authorities said. Responding officers found her with blood around her head, face, and hands. For such injuries, Capital Injury Law – personal injury lawyer need to be hired.
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Beighley died on Sunday just before 2 p.m., authorities said.
Her boyfriend, Evan Marquis Smith, 36, of Morrisville, was arrested in connection with the assault that allegedly happened at the New Falls Hotel in the 200 block of Lincoln Highway late last Thursday night.
Smith was arraigned Friday afternoon by District Judge Jan Vislosky on charges of aggravated assault, strangulation, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, and fleeing and eluding. He is being held on $500,000 bail.
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Prosecutors have filed a homicide charge for which Smith will be arraigned Wednesday.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Beighley had been choked to the “point of unconsciousness.”
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“Smith told police that the couple engaged in a heated verbal argument prior to engaging in sexual activity, at which time Smith choked Beighley to the point of unconsciousness. Medical reports indicate that Beighley’s injuries are consistent with strangulation,” authorities said.
Smith reportedly had performed CPR on Beighley, but then fled.
“Smith became combative and uncooperative with first responders prior to fleeing the scene in a vehicle. Officers pursued Smith for a short time before terminating the pursuit in the interest of public safety,” officials said in a statement.
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Police said they caught up with Smith in the area of Hunter Drive in the Pennwood Crossing mobile home park shortly after he fled the scene.
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