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The OnlyFans model charged with fatally stabbing her boyfriend during a fight in April pleaded with authorities to help her, according to newly released bodycam footage of an incident two days before the killing.

Courtney Clenney, 26, was hit with a second-degree murder charge in the death of Christian Obumseli after the couple got into a volatile fight on April 3. Clenney’s legal team has argued the social media influencer, who has 2 million Instagram followers and had a once thriving OnlyFans business, only killed her beau in self-defense.

Clenney can be heard saying on footage recorded by a City of Miami police officer and obtained by WSVN, “[He was], you know, stalking me.

“I want a restraining order against Christian Obumseli.”

The footage also captured a security guard in the apartment complex she lived in telling cops that Obumseli, 27, launched at Clenney in the lobby of the high-rise building.

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Courtney Clenney was hit with a second-degree murder charge in the death of her boyfriend.
Courtney Clenney was hit with a second-degree murder charge in the death of her boyfriend. City of Miami PD
Newly released body camera video shows a social media model making a plea for help days before, authorities said, she stabbed her boyfriend to death.
Newly released body camera video shows a social media model making a plea for help days before, authorities said, she stabbed her boyfriend to death.City of Miami PD
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Clenney
Clenney’s legal team has said she acted in self-defense.City of Miami PD
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“We get down here to the lobby area, and her boyfriend comes charging towards her,” the guard said on the footage.

One of Clenney’s attorneys, Frank Prieto, told WSVN the footage indicates that Obumseli was the abuser and Clenney was a victim in the relationship.

Clenney was arrested while she was in rehab in Hawaii four months after the bloody incident inside the couple’s luxury home.

The boyfriend and girlfriend fought frequently, sometimes so loudly that building managers were considering evicting them. 

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She was heard telling police her boyfriend was stalking her.
The two fought frequently with each other.Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office
Footage shows Courtney Clenney, 26, attack Christian Obumseli
Footage shows Courtney Clenney, 26, attack Christian Obumseli.Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office
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Clenney’s other attorney, Sabrina Puglisi, also told WSVN she had photos to prove her client was injured when asked if she was physically abused before the stabbing.

“She was in a struggle for her life,” Prieto also told the news station. “She defended herself, and unfortunately, he’s deceased, but she defended herself with every ounce of energy she had left.”

Here's everything you need to know about OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney's murder charge

26-year-old OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney is charged with second-degree murder in the April 3, 2022, death of her beau, Christian Obumseli, 28. She has claimed he was attacking her before she plunged a knife into his chest.

Clenney allegedly killed her boyfriend during a blowup in their luxury Miami apartment.

Footage taken after the incident appears to show her dazed and drenched in blood while sitting on the floor in her bra.

Footage taken from the couple’s condo complex elevator shows previous domestic disputes in which the model seemed to be acting as an aggressor and hitting him.

The late boyfriend’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Clenney to cover funeral costs and other expenses as a result of his death.

The model, who has pleaded not guilty, remains jailed without bail awaiting trial, with a status conference set for July.

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He previously said Clenney was forced to stab him after he grabbed her by the throat.

The pair were dating for less than two years and were estranged at the time of the killing, Prieto said over the summer after Clenney was arrested.

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Clenney and police
Prosecutors, however, allege she had a history of domestic violence against her boyfriendCity of Miami PD
A Clenney lawyer told WSVN that Obumseli was the abuser and Clenney was a victim.
A Clenney lawyer told WSVN that Obumseli was the abuser and Clenney was a victim.City of Miami PD
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A Clenney lawyer added: "She was in a struggle for her life."
A Clenney lawyer added: “She was in a struggle for her life.”City of Miami PD
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The Miami-Dade State’s Attorney’s Office alleged Clenney plunged the knife into Obumseli in a downward spiral.

In a press conference in August, prosecutors alleged she had a history of domestic violence against her boyfriend, including one incident when video captures her attacking him in an elevator in their building in the ritzy Edgewater neighborhood. 

When she called 911 to report the stabbing, Obumseli “can be heard in the background repeatedly saying he is dying and cannot feel his arm,” an arrest warrant said.


  The Miami-Dade State’s Attorney’s Office alleged Clenney plunged the knife into Obumseli in a downward spiral. BACKGRID The Miami-Dade State’s Attorney’s Office alleged Clenney plunged the knife into Obumseli in a downward spiral. BACKGRID


  The pair were reportedly dating for less than two years. Instagram The pair were reportedly dating for less than two years. Instagram

“The defendant is also heard saying, ‘I’m so sorry baby,’” the warrant said, according to a previous Miami Herald.

“The amount of blood throughout the condominium at different levels, including two large pools, evidences the victim was bleeding for an extended period before police arrived,” the warrant also said.

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