In the instances where domestic violence victims are too afraid to report abuse, activists are calling on the Government to make law external party reports on domestic violence, which would give the police the right to intervene to save a life.
The call comes in the wake of the country’s fourth domestic violence-related killing for 2021, in which 53-year-old Karen Rauseo was allegedly beaten to death by a close male relative on Tuesday. Her death came after numerous reports to the police by family members about abuse they said Rauseo endured repeatedly. But it was also reported that Rauseo had never made any police reports nor applied for any protection order because she was too afraid.
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Posted By: George Lawson March 4, 2021 @ 3:36 pm Local News, News
A Wichita man has been charged with attempted second degree murder, cruelty to animals and aggravated domestic battery for attacking his girlfriend with a sword.
41-year-old James E. Brown appeared in court Thursday. He is charged in an early morning incident Tuesday in the 1500 block of North New York. Police said a 41-year-old woman had a severe laceration to her hand and back,, and her dog had been stabbed several times. The woman and the dog are expected to make a full recovery.
Police said Brown and his girlfriend got into an argument, and he is accused of grabbing a five-to-six-foot sword and attacking the woman and her dog. Brown was arrested the next day.
Coronavirus in Jacksonville: What you need to know for Saturday, Feb. 27
3:15 p.m. Florida adds 118 COVID-19 deaths, 5 in area
lorida s cumulative total of COVID-19 positive tests surpassed 1.9 million Saturday, while the state added 118 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the latest statistics from the Florida Department of Health.
Northeast Florida added five deaths in Saturday s daily report, four in St. Johns County and one in Duval County. The health department has now recorded an overall death toll of 31,280, including 30,734 residents of the state.
Even though statistics indicate the pandemic is slowing its spread in Florida, with new daily reported cases down by roughly two-thirds from the start of 2021, the death toll has not abated at a comparable rate. During the past week, the health department added 63 deaths in Duval County. | Read more