Woman Raped By Man Lying Beside The Road She Stopped To Help
October 1, 2011 by admin
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FRANKLIN, NC — A woman raped in Nantahala National Forest had stopped to help a man she thought was incapacitated, authorities said Friday.
The suspect then pulled out a gun and used it to subdue the woman before assaulting her, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Authorities released a composite sketch and description of the suspect for [...]
Rapist: Woman Whose Apartment I Broke Into Totally Wanted It
August 17, 2011 by admin
Filed under Self Defense Advice & News
NY, NY – This is a distasteful subject, yes, but let’s, for a moment, talk about defenses against a rape charge.
I guess people who are charged with a violent rape could say it was a case of mistaken identity, that they weren’t the guy who did it. That is about the only possible defense [...]
Pets To Be Protected Under Texas Domestic Violence Law
July 4, 2011 by admin
Filed under Domestic Abuse
AUSTIN, TX – The protective orders that protect people against an abuser threatening, hurting, or harassing will soon be extended to pets.
The same rights will be given to people when it comes to people looking to intimidate them by threatening their pets.
The has been signed by Governor Perry, and will go into effect on September [...]
Chris Brown Calls His Beating Of Rihanna A “Mishap”
March 14, 2011 by admin
Filed under Domestic Abuse
HollywoodNews.com: Everyone knows about the domestic violence matter between Chris Brown and Rihanna, but now people are getting upset again as Brown recently seemed to downplay the situation when he called it a “mishap.”
Brown reportedly told ‘Page Six Magazine’ that he did lose some friends due to this “mishap,” states RadarOnline.com. Now, the National Organization [...]
3 Weekend Deaths Due To Family Violence In San Antonio, TX
February 14, 2011 by admin
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SAN ANTONIO — After a weekend of more than a dozen reported domestic assaults in the San Antonio area and three deaths, directors at Family Violence Prevention Services are urging the community to step it up when it comes to prevention by calling police to report an incident or talking to the victim.
“(With) most of [...]
Woman Found Dead In Home; Boyfriend Charged
January 26, 2011 by admin
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A 35-year-old man was arrested Saturday in the slaying of a woman found dead in a Tacoma home, police reported.
Authorities learned of the incident when the man used a telephone at Tacoma General Hospital to call 911, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said Saturday night. The man said he had fought with his girlfriend and [...]
How Much Should You Learn From Self Defense Videos?
January 5, 2011 by admin
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First of all you should remember that there is nothing like hands-on training for realism and practice.
A common question that a lot of people have about self defense videos is how much they will actually learn. Some videos seem to focus on only a few related techniques, while others seem to teach hundreds of [...]
18 Year Old Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Mom
December 18, 2010 by admin
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An 18-year-old is arrested after Spotsylvania Sheriff’s say he stabbed several people and fatally stabbed his mother.
Officials say they received a domestic violence call at 5:45 a.m. Saturday from a woman who reported her son — Matthew Robertson — had a knife and was walking around with it in a house located in the 10900 [...]
71-Year-Old Woman Knocks Attacker Unconscious With a Frying Pan, Spends Few Days In Hospital
December 16, 2010 by admin
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A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted rape in the reported attack this weekend on an elderly Hutchinson woman who defended herself with a frying pan.
Kevin S. Funderburk has also been charged with aggravated battery and an alternative count of aggravated sexual battery, according to the complaint filed against him. He remains in the [...]
63-Year-Old Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing 51-Year-Old Girlfriend
December 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Domestic Abuse
EDINBURG, TX – People packed into the courtroom, police lined the walls and a crowd gathered outside as Edinburg police revealed whom they say is behind a recent homicide.
Sixty-three-year-old Antonio Rodriguez Garza went before the judge Thursday, accused of fatally stabbing his 51-year-old girlfriend, Maria Alma Macias, who was found dead Tuesday.
Family members discovered her [...]

