A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Dating Violence Turns Deadly for Girlfriend
Fairfax Teenager Arrested in Death of Girlfriend
By Allison Klein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 13, 2009; 4:55 PM
A 17-year-old was arrested yesterday afternoon in the Herndon area in the stabbing death of his teenage girlfriend, Fairfax police said today. It happened after the two argued over their relationship, according to police.Officers discovered Siobhan L. Russell, 19, in a downstairs room at her boyfriend's home, in the 12700 block of Magna Carta Road, with a fatal stab wound to her upper body. He is charged as a juvenile, and police did not release his name.Police were called to the home about 4:30 p.m. by the boyfriend's father, who was in the home at the time of the slaying, police said. The teen lived in the house with his grandparents, according to authorities.This was the third homicide in Fairfax County this year.
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