Virginia Beach woman told detectives she killed her father out of fear of sexual assault

Virginia Beach woman told detectives she killed her father out of fear of sexual assault

Michael "Norah" Horwitz faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of her own father and prominent dentist, Dr. Abbey Horwitz.

Detective: VB woman said she killed father for fear of rape

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Months after Norah Horwitz was arrested in the stabbing death of her father, a motive was revealed in court on Thursday. The defense said she killed her father, Abbey Horwitz, a well-known Virginia Beach dentist, in self defense. Related: Suspect in Virginia Beach dentist’s stabbing death under suicide watch A detective who responded to the scene on the day of the crime took the witness stand on Nov. 9, and t…

Virginia Beach woman told detectives she killed father because she feared he would rape her

VIRGINIA BEACH — Norah Horwitz was cleaning out her bedroom and gathering items to donate earlier this year when she went to the kitchen to get some bags for them, according to testimony during a court hearing Thursday. Virginia Beach homicide detective Bryan Smolin testified Horwitz told him that when she got there, her father, Abbey Horwitz, was standing in front of the sink, where the bags were kept. Smolin said Norah Horwitz told him after s…