Category Archive for : ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’

NY Post
By Khristina Narizhnaya, Georgett Roberts, and Dean Balsamini
Published Aug. 24, 2024

LI Mom Accused of Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Son, 9, was Victim of ‘Severe Domestic Violence’: Ex-Attorney

New, happy photos of the doomed 9-year-old killed by his allegedly drugged-up mom after she caused a horrific wrong-way crash on Long Island belie a dark secret: she experienced “severe” domestic abuse, her former attorney claimed.

The images show Kerri Bedrick cuddling up to a much younger Eli with both beaming into the camera, while a second picture shows the chubby-cheeked child years ago with his father.

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New York Daily News
Story by Muri Assunção
10/19/24

L.I. Man Gets 22 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing Wife in Front of Teen Son 

A Long Island man who admitted stabbing his wife in front of their teenage son earlier this year has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, officials announced Thursday.

Ryszard Murawski of Lindenhurst is accused of stabbing Wioleta Murawski with a “large, serrated knife” on Jan. 3 and then fleeing the scene.

The brutal attack, which was captured on security camera video, was also witnessed by the couple’s 15-year-old

The New York State Senate Article by Senator Monica R. Martinez Oct. 17, 2024 To Protect Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse, Sen. Martinez Presses for Protections Against Threats of Private Image-Based Exploitation In Domestic Violence Awareness Month address, Martinez pushes to close legal loopholes that leave victims vulnerable to coercion and manipulation. October is Domestic [...]

ABC7 New York
By WABC
10/16/2024

A retired NYPD detective allegedly shot and killed his wife while his three children were home in an apparent murder-suicide, according to Yonkers police.

Police said they were called to Chittenden Avenue in Tuckahoe on Wednesday at 7 a.m. where they found a man deceased with a gunshot wound to his head and a woman deceased with several gunshot wounds to her body.

The man was identified as Sean O’Neill, 54, and the woman was identified as Arlene O’Neill who was 47, police said.

Police said there was a dispute

MSN News
Story by Jennifer Bisram
Oct. 12, 2024

A vigil was held Friday on Long Island for a mother who police say was killed in front of her 2-year-old son by the child’s father. Her family and support group is now bringing awareness to domestic violence.

Brenda Alfaro, 29, was killed inside her Hempstead home on Oct. 5. Police say 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, her son’s father who she was no longer in a relationship with, stabbed her more than 30 times.

It happened just one day after an order of protection expired.

“She had conversations with

NPR
By A Martínez , Jon Hamilton
03/13/24

Domestic violence can leave a characteristic pattern of damage on the brain, with the potential for lasting damage as severe as that caused by sports and military blasts.

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A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:

Domestic violence is now recognized as a leading cause of traumatic brain injury, and there are hints that this kind of physical abuse produces a distinct pattern of damage in the brain. NPR’s Jon Hamilton has been reporting on this research. He joins us now. First, though, a warning – this conversation will include some graphic descriptions