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by Stephanie Johnson | Jul 16, 2019 | 0 comments
by Stephanie Johnson | Jul 16, 2019 | 0 comments
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San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Aidee Rueda, 33, and her kids did not spend the night in the house due to a dispute she had with her 36-year-old husband. She came by the next morning with a co-worker to pick up her belongings. McManus said Rueda was arguing inside a mobile home with her husband while her four children -- between 5 and 12 years old -- waited outside in the car. ... See MoreSee Less
12-year-old finds mother, father dead in murder-suicide
foxsanantonio.com
UPDATE: The Bexar County Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of the father isYasef Ruiz Cortez. -------------------------------------------------------------- A 12-year-old child found his mother ...2 days ago
My seatmate out of Portland, after recognizing me from my project “Finding Our Voices: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Abuse,” revealed that her first husband got away with beating her in Rwanda because “that is our culture.” In Rome, an angry man pushed up against a panicked young salesclerk in the doorway of an elegant boutique. “It’s OK, it’s my boyfriend!” she called out as I stepped toward them. I met a friend for dinner in London, and the first hour and a half was about her enviable life. Then she leaned across the table and whispered, tears springing to her eyes: “My husband has rages.” ... See MoreSee Less
Maine Voices: Domestic abuse destroys lives even when it doesn’t end them
www.pressherald.com
All intimate-partner violence takes a toll. Stopping it requires seeing it for what it is.2 days ago
“So when I walked in, the door swung open...and then the garage door slammed behind me and he was there,” she said. Roberts tried to run, but he caught her. “He had grabbed me from behind and he had choked me,” Roberts said. She passed out quickly and when she came to, she was bleeding from where he’d slashed her throat with a knife. ... See MoreSee Less
I-Team: Does Ohio's strangulation law leave victims at risk?
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Domestic violence advocates are backing a proposed bill that would give harsher penalties to people convicted of strangulation, but other people are against the bill and think it's a poor use of taxpa...