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Fatal shootings reflect rise in domestic violence cases

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Two fatal domestic shootings in Lafayette Parish over the weekend have raised concerns about rising domestic violence cases in the area. In January alone, the Lafayette Police Department filed 214 domestic violence reports, a number that caught the attention of local organizations.Kayla Moton, a crisis intervention advocate at Faith House of Acadiana, a local shelter for domestic violence survivors, said that while an increase in reports of dome…

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LaGrange Daily News

Double murder believed to be domestic violence - LaGrange Daily News

LaGrange Police believe the house fire on Fendig Street on Saturday night was intentionally set to cover up a double murder. Firefighters responded to a house fire at 102 Fendig Street on Feb. 8 around 11:30 p.m. After the blaze was extinguished, two bodies were discovered inside the home. The victims, Jabreka Williams, 38, and Roderick Kennedy, 40, were later determined to have been shot. Police have identified a suspect in the case but he has …

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msmagazine.com

Funding Cuts Leave Domestic Violence Survivors Trapped with Their Abusers

A federal funding freeze on domestic violence programs threatens to shutter shelters, silence crisis lines, and leave survivors with nowhere to turn. The post Funding Cuts Leave Domestic Violence Survivors Trapped with Their Abusers appeared first on Ms. Magazine.

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Fatal shootings reflect rise in domestic violence cases

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An effort to create a statewide board to study domestic violence deaths to uncover trends and guide opportunities for intervention, support and policy unanimously passed both legislative bodies.

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AFG Law

Valentine's Day and Domestic Violence

This Valentine’s Day, you may be celebrating with a special person in your life; but for those who are facing domestic violence, Valentine’s Day may be filled with anxiety and fear. It is a day frequently used by perpetrators of domestic violence to falsely depict their relationship with inauthentic online posts about the relationship and lulling their partner into a false sense of security by means of ‘love bombing’. Please reach out to our tea…

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Domestic abuse case in which gun allegedly held to woman’s head moved to Crown Court

The case against a twenty-nine -year-old man accused of carrying out a disturbing campaign of domestic violence including degrading verbal abuse, assaults with a baseball bat and holding a firearm to the alleged victim’s head, is to transfer to crown court. In order of alleged occurrence, Kieran Foster of Hillhead, Stewartstown is charged with engaging in a course of abusive behaviour likely to cause physical or psychological harm on dates from …

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