Family Of Christian Toby Obumseli Address His Past Tweets & Murder: ‘Courtney Taylor Clenney Is Using Her White Privilege’
Following the fatal stabbing of Christian Toby Obumseli, several tweets from his teenage years have resurfaced — showing him targeting Black women. Now, his brother, Jeffrey Obumseli is addressing them, along with calling out his brother’s girlfriend, and murder suspect, Courtney Taylor Clenney for using her “white privilege” to evade consequences.
Jeffrey writes, “As a family, we strongly disagree with the ignorant and repulsive tweets from my then-high school aged brother that have recently surfaced. However, the tweets do not diminish our demand for a thorough investigation into Toby’s murder or negate the necessity for justice. It’s been a week since my brother was brutally and senselessly killed. Courtney Taylor Clenney’s callous actions have not been met with an ounce of remorse. We’ve seen videos of Courtney kissing her dogs while covered in what we believe to be my brother’s blood and casually getting drinks at a hotel bar days later while my brother lays in the morgue.”
He adds, “The bottom line is inextricably clear: Courtney is being treated differently because of her privilege as a wealthy white woman. Within 24 hours following Toby’s death, the detective on the case prematurely concluded this was not a crime of violence. But the information provided is deficient and the lack of transparency strongly suggests foul play is involved. Courtney acknowledges that Toby did not have a weapon. She has no injuries to support her story of imminent danger. Additionally, Courtney still has yet to explain exactly what happened leading up to Toby’s murder. We have every reason to believe that his death was the result of unwarranted and unprovoked violence. We want to see that justice is served.”
Concluding his post, Jeffrey says, “With family, you may not agree with every action or statement made, but it is my duty to zealously fight for my brother. No family should have to go through what we are experiencing. We have a long legal battle ahead of us to ensure justice is served. I need your support. My family needs your support. We cannot do this without community.” #Socialites, thoughts?
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