By RUMMANA HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times
When Naomi Freeman tried to run over her abusive boyfriend John Perry with her white minivan the first time, she missed, prosecutors allege.
Naomi Freeman | Chicago Police
So Perry, standing on the sidewalk, taunted her to try again.
Freeman, 23, took him up on the challenge, hitting the gas pedal and striking Perry as she drove onto the sidewalk, through a fence and into a yard in a West Side neighborhood, authorities said.
Her attorney, Steven Pick, said Freeman, charged with murder, had no choice after Perry punched her more than 25 times, dragging her out of her van by her hair.
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