Plea Deal Offered To Woman Accused Of Killing Wife

A Burlington County woman who has been indicted for murder in the fatal shooting of her wife in their home in August has been offered a plea deal.

The state has offered 29-year-old Laura Bluestein, of Mount Holly, a plea deal of 30 years in prison with no chance for parole, the Burlington County Times reports. She faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted.
She has pleaded not guilty, according to the report. If she rejects the plea deal, a trial date must be set within 30 days of her Nov. 2 indictment.

She was indicted on one count each of murder in the first degree, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree tampering with evidence in the death of 29-year-old Felicia Dormans.

Bluestein is accused of shooting Dormans in the couple’s home on Aug. 6. Dormans was pronounced dead on the scene by responding police officers. Bluestein was arrested that day without incident, and has been held since her arrest.

According to Christina Dormans, Felicia's mother, the two were involved in an argument earlier that day, and Dormans was considering leaving Bluestein because she was being abused. She encouraged anyone in a similar situation to reach out for assistance "before it gets to a point where somebody loses a life."

In Burlington County, help for victims of domestic abuse and their children is provided free of charge by Providence House. The organization emphasizes that services are offered regardless of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

Providence House can be reached through a 24-hour hotline at 1-877-871-7551 or 609-871-7551. They can be found online at https://www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org/domestic-violence-services/.

The attached image of Laura Bluestein was provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office