Chilling moment Gabby Petito cops say domestic abuse victims ‘end up getting killed’ then decide NOT to press charges
COPS who quizzed sobbing Gabby Petito discussed how domestic abuse victims "end up getting killed" - then decided not to press charges, chilling bodycam video reveals.
The officers stopped the YouTuber and fiance Brian Laundrie after a witness saw him slap her less than two weeks before she vanished.
Body worn camera footage shows when they spoke to her, while Laundrie laughed and chatted with the officers.
, 22 — who had what — tearfully apologised and told them she'd hit Laundrie during a "fight".
, 23, who had scratches on his arms and hands, admitted he pushed Gabby several times to fend her off.
Now a new clip shows the officers discussing what to do next.
One cop sitting in a car is heard speaking by phone or radio to a colleague, saying he believed the incident was "minor".
He questions whether they need to pursue formal domestic abuse proceedings, even though state law mandates arrest or citation.
He even looks up the statutory definition of assault, apparently trying to find a way to avoid classifying it as such and having to arrest 105lbs Gabby.
Maija Polsley said: "This is exactly what I said - the cop completely skimmed over what Gabby said, and there was a bruise on her cheek and she said he grabbed her.
"Yet the cop concludes Gabby is the aggressor — seemingly because his wife is crazy sometimes.
"And they got Brian a hotel room and left Gabby, who was clearly upset, to fend for herself! And now the truth comes out! Wow!"
Cohen told : “She was emoting so much that it was very clear that there had been an incident and there had been a problem of some kind that she was struggling with.”
Vlogger Gabby and her fiance passed through Utah while , documenting their travels on YouTube.
She was last seen alive leaving a hotel on August 24, and phoned her family the next day to say they had reached Grand Teton National Park.
Her mother Nichole Schmidt reported her missing on September 11 having not heard from her for more than two weeks.
Laundrie had returned in the van alone to his parents' home in Florida on September 1.
He refused to cooperate with investigators, and is now missing - with Dog The Bounty Hunter claimed to be assisting the search.
Gabby's body was found in Wyoming on September 19.
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