The medical records of murdered University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love will remain sealed, Charlottesville Judge Robert Downer Jr. ruled on Wednesday.
Downer privately reviewed Love’s medical records dating back four years and ruled in a five-minute hearing that nothing in the documents is relevant to the defense’s case. Defense attorneys for George Huguely, the U.Va. lacrosse player charged in Love’s death, had requested the medical records. Love’s mother, Sharon, had written a letter to the court requesting that the records remain sealed.
Huguely’s attorneys requested access to Love’s medical records in a hearing last week to find out whether she was taking any prescription drugs or had any pre-existing conditions that could have contributed to her death. Huguely, 23, is charged in the beating death of 22-year-old Love, his one-time girlfriend.
The Washington Examiner reported last week that Virginia prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty in the case and that sources close to the case expect a plea deal before trial.
