Man Arrested In Brutal Domestic Violence, Victim Says He Poured Boiled Water On Her
February 3, 2012 by admin
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West Haven, Conn. – A West Haven man was arrested after his girlfriend told police he punched her in the face and poured boiled water on her skin.
Burl Towles, 44, was arrested and charged with assault, threatening and disorderly conduct.
On Jan. 28, police received an anonymous complaint that a woman was screaming for help.
Officers knocked [...]
Man Charged With Domestic Abuse Of Woman And Molesting Her Teen Daughter
February 3, 2012 by admin
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New York, NY – A New York man remained in the DuPage County Jail Wednesday on charges that he molested the teenaged daughter of a Naperville woman he had met over the Internet.
Darren J. Kirkland, 26, of Endicott, N.Y., was being held in lieu of $100,000 bond on charges of domestic battery and aggravated criminal [...]
Man Brutally Beats And Holds Girlfriend Captive For 3 Days
February 3, 2012 by admin
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St. Paul, MN – A man smashed a heavy wooden chair against his girlfriend’s head so hard one of its legs broke off.
He wrapped her with duct tape so she couldn’t open her mouth, pulled off her pajama bottoms, threw her into the snow and made her sleep on the dog’s bed.
He held her captive [...]
Woman Beaten To Death By Ex, Authorities Say Take Threats Seriously
January 31, 2012 by admin
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By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
SALISBURY, NC — Take threats seriously.
That’s the lesson authorities say Rowan County can learn from the murder Friday of a 49-year-old woman who was beaten to death, allegedly by an estranged ex-boyfriend with a history of domestic violence who had been threatening her for weeks.
“Domestic violence is very dangerous and can escalate very [...]
Woman Beaten To Death By Ex-Boyfriend With Bat She Kept For Protection
January 31, 2012 by admin
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EAST SPENCER, NC — The baseball bat Joan Marie Lark kept next to her bed for protection was probably the weapon used to murder her Friday in her East Spencer home, her boyfriend said.
Kerry Wooden, Lark’s boyfriend and co-worker at the VA Medical Center, said Lark, 49, always slept with the bat near her bed. [...]
Hurricane Katrina Hero, Subject of Lauded Book, Arrested For Beating Wife
January 31, 2012 by admin
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JANUARY 31–The New Orleans man whose post-Hurricane Katrina heroics and tribulations were chronicled by best-selling author Dave Eggers in the book “Zeitoun” was convicted last year of battering his wife, who told police that she had received several prior beatings, but never called cops on her spouse.
According to a New Orleans Police Department report, Abdulrahman [...]
Woman Survives Brutal Attack By Ex-Husband, Second-Story Fall
October 21, 2011 by admin
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Columbus, OH — A woman, who claims she was brutally attacked by her ex-husband and narrowly escaped through a second-story window, lives to tell her tale.
Julie Timmons says she already had a restraining order on her ex-husband Robert Timmons after their divorce in 2008.
But, that did not stop him from finding her.
“My ex-husband was [...]
Man Uses Metal Pipe To Beat Woman He Suspected Of Cheating On Him
October 21, 2011 by admin
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Longview, TX – A man in Longview faces felony charges following a domestic violence arrest in South Longview on Thursday.
Christian Eduardo Reyes, 29, of Longview remained in the Gregg County Jail on Friday without bond.
Reyes also has an immigration hold, online reports show. Authorities said Reyes dragged a woman into her house by her hair [...]
50 Domestic Violence Offenders Arrested In Sweep
October 21, 2011 by admin
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TOLEDO, Ohio – Fifty domestic violence offenders were removed from the streets after a law enforcement task force conducted a major roundup in Northwest Ohio.
Ten different agencies conducted the domestic violence sweep Wednesday.
Officers went door to door to arrest the offenders.
The 50 arrested had more than a 160 criminal warrants.
Maumee Police Chief Robert [...]
Domestic Violence – What You Should Know
October 21, 2011 by admin
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Are you being hurt or controlled? Do you know someone who is? Domestic Violence is abuse by a current or former, spouse or a boyfriend or girlfriend, in order to maintain power and control over the other person. The abuse can take many forms including verbal, emotional, psychological, physical, sexual, and economic. Domestic violence can [...]
