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A Philly woman killed the boyfriend who’d threatened to put her ‘in the grave.’ A jury found her not guilty.

Lawyer Michael Coard, who represented Letoya Ramseure, had argued that the shooting was justifiable self-defense, based on the so-called Castle Doctrine. A jury acquitted her on all charges.

Rashena Carter, left, and her daughter Letoya Ramseure, right, meet with advocates to discuss the case.
Rashena Carter, left, and her daughter Letoya Ramseure, right, meet with advocates to discuss the case.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer