Ex says woman threw his mom's ashes at window

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Florida woman faces charges after her ex-boyfriend accused her of hitting him and throwing his mother's ashes through a window during an argument.

Gainesville police say 22-year-old Ashley Renee Oxendine was retrieving her belongings Monday from a home where the former couple had lived. They got into an argument that police say escalated into physical violence when Oxendine scratched the man and hit him in the face.

Police say Oxendine then picked up the urn containing the dead woman's ashes and threw it at a window. The window broke and some of the ashes spilled.

Oxendine was arrested and charged with domestic battery and criminal mischief. She was released Tuesday on her own recognizance. A phone number for Oxendine could not be found.

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Information from: The Gainesville Sun, http://www.gainesvillesun.com