An Atlantic City woman accused of fatally beating her girlfriend was a victim of the real abusers, her attorney claims.
Ceani Barnes, 22, is charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of Christina Burdette. The 35-year-old mother was found unresponsive Oct. 10, inside 2127 Sheridan Ave. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Defense attorney Alex Settle painted a picture of an abusive home in which both women were victimized by Barnes’ sister, Jeanai Barnes, and the woman’s boyfriend, Larry Huggup.