Crime & Safety
Bail Lowered For Defendant In Fatal Naperville Stabbing: Report
Defense attorneys allege that Jessica Hoskin,29, was acting in self-defense when she fatally stabbed Scott Hardy, 54, of Naperville.
NAPERVILLE, IL — A DuPage County judge granted a request Monday to lower bail for a woman accused of fatally stabbing a Naperville man in early October. Judge Liam Brennan lowered bail for Jessica Hoskin, 29, of Aurora, from $500,000 to $150,000 after defense attorneys for Hoskin claim she acted in self-defense, Daily Herald reports.
Hoskin turned herself in Oct. 1 after police found Scott Hardy, 54, fatally stabbed inside a home in the 700 block of Inland Circle. According to court documents, Hoskin stabbed Hardy during an argument, severing his jugular vein and carotid artery.
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The stabbing took place after Hoskin and Hardy got into an argument that turned violent, police say. According to Daily Herald, defense attorneys claim Hoskin stabbed Hardy after he held a "6- to 8-inch-long metal object to her face."
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Hardy still had the metal object in his hand when paramedics arrived, according to defense attorneys.
If Hoskin is able to post $15,000 and get released, she will have to wear a GPS tracking device and stay with her mother.
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