{"id":927467,"date":"2026-10-14T05:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/927467\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T05:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:22:28","slug":"tyreek-hills-wife-awarded-500000-in-domestic-violence-civil-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/927467\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyreek Hill&#8217;s wife awarded $500,000 in domestic violence civil case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tyreek Hill was found liable on two counts of battery in the civil domestic violence case in Miami with his estranged wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccaro Hill, who had alleged multiple instances of physical and verbal abuse, was awarded $500,000 in compensatory damages, though she did not get any punitive damages that she sought. <\/p>\n<p>The former Dolphins receiver was found not liable on eight other counts by the six-person jury, while another count was removed by a judge earlier in the day. <\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver Tyreek Hill runs the ball during the first quarter of the Dolphins\u2019 blowout win over the Jets on Nov. 24, 2023 at MetLife Stadium. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Christi Bright, an attorney for Hill, said the free agent was happy with the results of the case. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Hill was very pleased that he was able to get his story out and to be able to tell the world what he\u2019s not been able to speak about,\u201d Bright told reporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/50178212\/tyreek-hill-found-liable-2-counts-battery-civil-trial-not-liable-remaining-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ESPN<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vaccaro Hill, on the first day of the weeklong trial, had <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/06\/sports\/tyreek-hills-wife-details-abuse-allegations-in-civil-trial-as-chiefs-mull-reunion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alleged that Hill had tried to punch her in the stomach<\/a> when she was pregnant in the summer of 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Their daughter, Capri, was born months later in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time he struck at my stomach and punched it and I saved myself,\u201d Lakeeta said at the podium as she fought back tears. \u201cHe was like, \u2018I don\u2019t want the baby.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hill, who had denied that specific allegation and most of the others in the case, was not found liable on that count, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7688160\/2026\/10\/13\/tyreek-hill-civil-trial-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tyreek Hill and Keeta Vaccaro look on before the Dolphins\u2019 preseason win over the Falcons on Aug. 9, 2024 at Hard Rock Stadium. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Hill was found liable for two events, one in January 2024 and another in April 2025, the latter of which <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/07\/sports\/disturbing-nanny-cam-video-revealed-in-middle-of-tyreek-hills-trial-with-estranged-wife\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">included nanny cam evidence<\/a>. Hill was allegedly heard calling Vaccaro Hill a \u201cbroke bitch\u201d in the argument, and he had allegedly attempted to take their daughter from their home.<\/p>\n<p>Hill, while denying physical harm during the case, did say when he took the stand last Thursday that he felt \u201cdeeply ashamed\u201d after saying he was \u201cable to get people to hurt her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The five-time All-Pro First Team selection has remained unsigned, and the NFL said after the verdict was reached that his status was \u201cunder review.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeta Vaccaro and Tyreek Hill are seen in Miami on Jan. 28, 2024. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been monitoring developments in the matter, which remains under review of the personal conduct policy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/nfl-has-been-monitoring-developments-in-tyreek-hill-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">an NFL spokesperson told Pro Football Talk<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic reported last week that the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/05\/sports\/chiefs-reach-out-to-tyreek-hill-after-tyquan-thornton-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chiefs had reached out to Hill\u2019s agent<\/a>, Drew Rosenhaus, about a possible reunion as they sought to add depth to the receiver position. This week, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/12\/sports\/chiefs-reunite-with-receiver-justin-watson-as-tyreek-hill-rumors-swirl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Chiefs signed Justin Watson<\/a> to their practice squad. <\/p>\n<p>Hill spent his first six seasons with the Chiefs \u2014 winning Super Bowl 2020 \u2014 before getting traded to the Dolphins before the 2022 season. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/16\/sports\/tyreek-hill-cut-by-dolphins-as-new-regime-overhauls-roster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">He was cut by the Dolphins<\/a> in February after suffering a gruesome injury against the Jets during a game in September last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tyreek Hill was found liable on two counts of battery in the civil domestic violence case in Miami&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":927468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,138264,1240,6673,1233,593,85,5385],"class_list":["post-927467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrity-lawsuits","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-lawsuits","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-tyreek-hill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=927467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}