A Wilmington Island woman was indicted Wednesday on a voluntary manslaughter charge in the slaying of her husband shortly after he returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Melaya Carla Sams, 35, caused the death of Michael A. Sams "while acting solely as the result of a sudden, violent and irresistible passion," the Chatham County grand jury determined.
Sams, 36, was shot and wounded at a home in the 100 block of Runner Road on Sept. 4, 2010. He was taken to Memorial University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Sams had just returned from Iraq where he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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