A Chicago woman accused of killing her abusive boyfriend left court in tears Tuesday after prosecutors refused to drop the charges and instead offered a plea deal that would require her to serve probation.Keshia Golden was charged with first-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing of Calvin Sidney. Golde n’s lawyers have argued that she stabbed Sidney in the leg when he attacked her after their baby shower.During Tuesday’s hearing, Cook County prosecutors offered Golden a deal to plead to lesser charges of second-degree murder in exchange for two years of probation — a conviction her lawyers said would follow her for life.The plea deal remains on the table, but Golden’s lawyers and supporters continue to call on Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to dismiss the case before it goes to trial. “We expect State's Attorney [O’Neill] Burke to do the right thing here,” said Julie Koehler, one of Golden’s public defenders. “She has stated numerous times that she helps victims of domestic violence. … Well, here's one. Here's a victim of domestic violence that she needs to help.”The state’s attorney’s office said the case remains pending and “continues through the judicial process.”On Oct. 22, 2022, Golden and Sidney were hosting the shower for their first child together. After the party, Sidney slammed Golden into a kitchen counter and a fridge, according to her lawyers. A relative tried to separate them, but Sidney wouldn’t let go, so Golden grabbed a knife and stabbed him in his leg, her lawyers said.He was hit in his femoral artery and later died at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to officials.Golden’s attorneys have argued she was acting in self-defense against a man who had a documented history of domestic violence.Golden has been out of jail while awaiting trial, thanks to her team of lawyers and advocates. She was able to give birth and raise her daughter, Ky’liyah.“She has done everything over the past three years that they have asked,” Koehler said of her client. “What more do they want from this woman? And what more does a woman have to do to protect herself from a man who is slamming her head into a kitchen counter?”Golden is expected back in court April 7. Related Chicago woman says she killed abusive boyfriend to save herself and their unborn child. Will a jury agree? Pregnant woman facing murder charge to be released from jail after community group provides bond Citing state law, judge reduces bail for pregnant woman facing murder charge ...read more read less