crimesandcuriosities: In June 2011, a domestic dispute broke out between married couple Amber H
crimesandcuriosities: In June 2011, a domestic dispute broke out between married couple Amber Hilberling (19) Joshua Hilberling (23), with fatal consequences. The argument resulted in Mr Hilberling ‘falling out’ of their high-rise apartment window and plummeting seventeen floors to his death. Amber Hilberling maintained that she had acted in self-defence after her husband became physical towards her. She told police that he had grabbed her and she retaliated by forcefully shoving against his chest, which caused him to stumble backwards and fall out of an open window behind. However, it became largely questionable how a woman seven months pregnant could gather the strength to physically overpower a grown man with an athletic build enough to knock him a significant distance towards the window, and with a force which caused him to fall out of it. Additionally, Joshua Hilberling’s father testified in court that his son had called him the day he died to say that he was seeking a divorce from Amber, which was supported by the fact officers had found a half-packed bag full of Joshua’s clothes in the apartment, as though he was in the process of leaving. According to the prosecution, there was also footage in which Amber confessed to her grandmother: “He was messing with the TV and I pushed him.” Despite her claims of innocence, Amber Hilberling was found guilty of second-degree murder in March 2013 and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.Perhaps the most heartbreaking aspect of this story is that the couple’s young child has now lost both parents to horrific circumstances. In October 2016, Amber Hilberling was found hanging in her prison cell by another inmate, just 3 years into her sentence. Despite attempts to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead. In response to the news of her suicide, Joshua Hilberling’s parents posted the following statement on social media: “We heard that Amber Hilberling hung herself in prison this evening. We know how it feels to lose a child. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. It’s something no parent should have to experience. Condolences to those who loved her.” -- source link