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Man says he shot wife during sex

Updated: Monday, 01 Dec 2008, 6:25 PM EST
Published : Monday, 01 Dec 2008, 6:25 PM EST

URBANA, Ohio (WDTN) - An Urbana Township woman is listed in critical after a strange accident. Investigators say 38-year-old Carolyn Havens was shot in the chest by her husband, Timothy Havens.

The call for help came from a home on East County Line Road early Sunday morning. Timothy Havens called 911 stating he had accidentally shot his wife while they were having sex.

Havens told authorities he was reaching for something on a night stand while they were being intimate, when the .38 caliber pistol went off, striking his wife in the upper chest.

Champaign County Prosecutor Nick Selvaggio said the incident was under investigation.

Court documents indicate the couple has had problems before. Havens served 60 days in jail for assaulting his wife and violating a protection order in October. The judge also ordered Havens to get anger management counseling.

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