Report: Florida fight over high heels turns deadly
POMPANO, Fla. -- The lives of two women were forever altered by a deadly dispute allegedly over footwear, reports CBS Miami.
Nicole Hewitt, a mother of four, died one week ago Sunday in what investigators said was a fight over a pair of high-heeled shoes.
Her uncle, Charlie Watson, found his niece with a swollen face the morning of Nov. 15, hours after the Broward Sheriff's Office said she was punched by 18-year-old Cortez Fields, a woman she had known for years.
According to the arrest report, Fields went to Hewitt's home Saturday night, Nov. 14, to ask that Hewitt return shoes she had borrowed. When a witness stepped in to ask Fields to leave, Fields allegedly became irate and punched Hewitt in the face.
The force knocked Hewitt to the ground hard enough that her head struck a concrete stairwell, the witness said, according to CBS Miami. The witness also said as Hewitt tried to get up, Fields continued punching her.
Authorities said they arrived to the scene after a bruised and swollen Hewitt reported the incident. However, she declined medical treatment.
A few hours later, Hewitt died.
Fields was arrested and jailed, charged with aggravated battery. The charges could reportedly be upgraded, pending the autopsy findings.