CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The death of a University of Virginia women's lacrosse player was an accident, said a lawyer for the man accused of killing her.
Defense lawyer Francis Lawrence said Tuesday he was confident Yeardley Love's death was not intended.
George Huguely, a men's lacrosse player at the school, was arrested Monday hours after Love's body was found in her apartment. He has been charged with murder.
"Until more information becomes available, it is our hope that no conclusions will be drawn or judgments made about George or his case," Lawrence said Tuesday, reading a statement to reporters outside a courthouse. "We are confident that Ms. Love's death was not intended, but an accident with a tragic outcome."
Lawrence did not elaborate and said he would have no further comment.
Huguely appeared by videoconference Tuesday at a court hearing, wearing a gray-striped jail uniform. He did not speak during the proceeding between his lawyers and the judge. There was no discussion of bond for him.
Huguely's parents and stepfather were in the courtroom. They left the courthouse through a back entrance without talking to reporters.
Police have released few details in the case. They have said Love and Huguely had been in a relationship and investigators planned to interview fellow players and friends about the nature of the relationship.
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