Huguely jurors hear history of violence

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Months before Yeardley Love was slain, the University of Virginia lacrosse player charged in her death wrapped his arm around her neck in an incident that frightened the young woman, friends of the couple said in court Thursday.

During testimony, jurors learned more about the altercations between 22-year-old Love and ex-boyfriend George Huguely V that prosecutors say were a precursor to Love’s killing. Huguely, of Chevy Chase, is on trial in Charlottesville Circuit Court in Love’s May 2010 death.