Woman Convicted Of Slapping Boyfriend Who Beat Her

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 45-year-old woman in Central Florida was found guilty of slapping her boyfriend while he was handcuffed after an arrest on a charge of beating her, according to Local 6 News. But a judge decided Monday to give Cynthia Williams only a year's probation and no criminal conviction. Williams admitted slapping Peter Reddy after he was arrested and charged with felony battery in the couple's home on Jan 9. She said he had hit her so hard that she suffered several fractures in her face. "But my case and the way it was handled shows the plight of battered women," she said Monday. Williams could have received a year in prison on the misdemeanor battery charge. Prosecutors had dropped the charge against Reddy, 48, after Williams refused to cooperate out of fear she might hurt her own case. But after Reddy testified against Williams on Monday, deputies arrested him again. They also served Williams with subpoenas so she would now testify against him in his case. But Williams wasn't sure she would testify. "I haven't made up my mind yet," said Williams. "There's a lot of anger in that man's heart."

(Local 6 article here)