How many more women have to die before domestic violence is taken seriously?
An 18-year-old woman has been killed in an apparent domestic violence incident.
Police from Darling River Local Command were called to a Byron Street home in the New South Wales town of Brewarrina at approximately 5.45 PM on Saturday afternoon, where they found a woman suffering serious injuries.
Despite the arrival of additional emergency services, the woman died at the scene.
Related: Another man has allegedly killed his partner.
A police report from Sunday afternoon reveals a 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has been charged with murder and three outstanding warrants.
Police have established Strike Force Goninan to investigate further into the matter, but initial investigations suggest the incident was related to domestic violence.
He was refused bail and will appear in Bourke Local Court on Monday.
This alleged murder brings the number of women killed in alleged circumstances of family or intimate partner violence to 21 this year – a devastating death toll.
Domestic violence is the single greatest killer of woman between the ages of 15 and 44. The number of women killed each week by a partner or family member has almost doubled since last year. The statistics show that every women – regardless of age, class, race or religion – is at risk.
How many times does it have to be said before something is finally done?
The following women have also lost their lives in circumstances where they should have felt safe. Some of these matters are still before the courts, meaning their alleged murderers have not yet been convicted:
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Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Police remind people they should not report crime information via Facebook and Twitter pages.
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I don't think that it is a case of not taking it seriously enough, but a case of what can we really do. I know so many people..police, social workers, doctors..myself, who try and try again to help victims and they just keep going back. So many people know this, you hear of domestic violence but you just stay out of it because it is no use risking getting hurt for someone who will just go back. I have friends stuck in the cycle and its like banging your head against a brick wall trying to help them.
A woman was being beat up on the side of the road, I was the only person to stop even though she was trying to wave cars down. I took her to the police station, hoping she would press charges, she dropped them the next day. I rang my boyfriend and told him of what I had witnessed that day. His response "Don't worry about her, she will be back in bed with him by the night time" It true. I know there are emotional and psychological issues associated with why they go back, but domestic violence is like an addiction. How can you stop someone getting beaten if they keep going back? They have to want the help first, before it is too late.
This is exactly what happens with my daughter. I can do nothing but live each day hoping she is ok. I have come to believe there is nothing I can do, she must be the one decide to walk away and stay away. I can only watch and hope she survives.
I do seriously wonder if the widespread use of pornography is influencing some men's attitudes and objectification of women, leading to more domestic violence. We have never had such easy access to porn...apparently there is research that agrees with this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
How does that figure into the large number of women who commit domestic violence?
(If that is explained in the wiki article I will retract my question, I can't go reading stuff like that at work :) )