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Crime & Safety

Woman Charged With Domestic Battery After Punching Victim With Closed Fist

The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Geneva police arrested Julie Lawson, 36, of Geneva on charges of domestic battery bodily harm to a family member and insulting or provoking contact after incidents at around 10:30 p.m. and 10:50 p.m. Oct. 29, reports said.

According to reports, Lawson punched the victim in the left eye with a closed fist, causing redness and swelling around the left eye.

The report did not include a court date.

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