VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Bond was denied Wednesday for a woman accused of murdering her elderly father in May.

Jennifer Mulligan, 43, appeared in a Virginia Beach court Wednesday morning for a bond appeal hearing after she was initially granted bond. Mulligan has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of her 90-year-old father, Woodard McClure.

During the appeal, the defense stated that Mulligan had only recently brought her father to her home after the retirement home McClure was staying in shut down. The defense argued that Mulligan’s relationship with her father was abusive, saying that McClure kidnapped Mulligan at the age of 6 and did not return for 3 years.

Mulligan’s husband, Brian, the only witness called to the stand, described Mulligan as a happy, go-lucky woman whose past trauma was triggered by her father’s actions, which included thrown objects and insults. 

The defense said Mulligan will be undergoing a mental health evaluation as the case continues.

The prosecution, however, argued that the case is “the execution of a 90-year-old,” saying that Mulligan had been drinking prior to pointing a gun directly to her father’s head before shooting him. The prosecution argued that Mulligan was someone who could “snap or turn on a dime.”

After hearing both sides, the court decided Mulligan was not a flight risk, but that she was a risk to the community, resulting in her bond being denied.

Mulligan’s preliminary hearing is now set for July 29.