Waterford, California



From Palm Springs’ KESQ.com of December 22, 2004

Authorities: Waterford woman kills live-in boyfriend in self-defense



Stanislaus County authorities say a woman shot and killed the man she lived with early yesterday, apparently after he had beaten her.



The coroner's office identified the dead man as 49-year-old Daniel Hollenbeck of Waterford. The woman's name was not released, and authorities are calling her a domestic violence victim.



Neighbors say the woman often had bruises on her face and body, and Hollenbeck had been repeatedly arrested on domestic violence allegations.



The woman called nine-one-one and told dispatchers she had just shot Hollenbeck. She said she did it to stop him from beating her, according to the sheriff.



The woman was treated at a local hospital, but she was not arrested.