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Tenn. woman charged with murder in death of boyfriend

COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- A Tennessee woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, reports CBS affiliate WTVF.

Law enforcement officials allege that 22-year-old Kelsey Christina Land stabbed her boyfriend, 27-year-old Russell Potts, during a fight in their apartment. Potts later died from the wounds at a local hospital, according to the station.

Land reportedly said that she stabbed Potts victim in self-defense.

Land was arrested on an indictment Thursday and was being held in the Maury County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond, according to WTVF.

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