A motorist allegedly slammed into his girlfriend on a New Orleans sidewalk, sending her crashing through a wall and killing her, moments after a heated argument, according to police and reports.
Anthony Cooper, 31, is facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly fatally ramming into Anastasia Rayborn, 21, after she got out of his Ford Edge SUV and called him a “f–cking bitch,” Nola.com reported, citing court documents.
Cooper is accused of hitting the gas “at a high rate of speed … hitting Ms. Rayborn and slamming her through the wall” of a house, according to the court docs reported on by the outlet.
Rayborn and Cooper shared a 2-year-old during their relationship, which family said was rife with contention, according to reports.
“I never really liked him,” the victim’s sister Skye Guillory told WWL.
The two began dating when Rayborn was just 17 and Cooper was 27. The pair were recently “couch surfing,” Guillory said.
“He (Cooper) got her a car that he never let her drive and ultimately he killed her with it,” she told the station.
The sibling also mentioned how she gave Rayborn a “safe word” because of mounting concerns over the toxic relationship.
“I got her out of that situation more than once,” she said. “I’m livid. That’s how I feel.”
The fatal incident was initially deemed a car accident before it was reclassified as a homicide.
Cooper was taken into custody at the scene, New Orleans police said.
Rayborn was remembered by her sister as a “beautiful angel,” according to WWL.
