An Oregon woman who came home and beat her boyfriend 's former girlfriend with a crowbar after finding her getting high on heroin in her bathroom will no longer face prosecution . Elena Curtin of Portland was seven-months pregnant when she was charged with second-degree assault after she struck her boyfriend 's ex in the head and arm with a crowbar in November 2014 . She was set to go to trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court this week , but prosecutors dropped the charge on Monday because Curtin , 23 , was 'completely justified in her outrage ' . Elena Curtin of Portland , Oregon , was seven-months pregnant when she was charged with second-degree assault after she struck her boyfriend 's ex in the head and arm with a crowbar in November 2014 . Curtin gave birth in January . When Curtin came home , she found her boyfriend 's ex-girlfriend shooting heroin while sitting on her toilet , Oregonian/OregonLive reported . When she asked her to leave and the woman refused , Curtin beat her with a crowbar . Oregon law allows for use of physical force against an intruder who wo n't leave a resident 's home . Curtin 's defense attorney , Casey Kovacic , said the ex-girlfriend was 'jealous and bitter ' that the boyfriend was in a relationship with his client . The boyfriend , who is the father of Curtin 's child , struggled with heroin in the past . The ex and the boyfriend had gotten high at the apartment before and they have a five-year-old child . They have since reconciled and Curtin is now living with her parents . The boyfriend has not been a part of his new child 's life . Kovacic wrote in an email : 'In the two years leading up to this incident , [ the ex ] made it her personal mission to make Elena 's life miserable . 'She routinely harassed and threatened to hurt Elena , stole from her , and cruelly plotted to drag [ the boyfriend ] back into addiction . 'That 's one silver lining - she 's [ Curtin ] been able to examine how bad ( her relationship ) was and move on with her life . ' If she had gone to trial and been convicted , Curtin would have faced received a mandatory prison sentence of almost six years . Curtin was charged after coming home and finding her boyfriend 's ex-girlfriend shooting heroin in her bathroom .
Elena Curtin was seven-months pregnant during Portland , Oregon , incident . Multnomah County Circuit Court ex was injecting drugs in her bathroom when she came home . Curtin , 23 , was scheduled to go to trial on second-degree assault charge . She hit boyfriend 's ex on head and arm but prosecutors dropped charge . Oregon law allows for physical force against an intruder who wo n't leave . Conviction would have resulted in mandatory six-year prison sentence .