The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Saturday, April 18, 2009 A Roswell woman is dead after a domestic dispute Saturday with the father of her children, who attacked her then went after a man showering in her home and held police at bay for hours. The suspect apparently rammed his car into the front of the victim’s next-door neighbor’s home, before bashing the woman over the head with landscaping rock, police said. Charges are pending against the unidentified man, Roswell police spokesman Lt. James McGee said. And the woman won’t be named until her four children have been notified. The suspect is the father of two of the victim’s children, McGee said. Police received a report of a disturbance at 640 Streamside Drive around 1:30 p.m., and arrived to find a woman dead in front of her door, a car crashed into the living room of the townhome next door, and the suspect barricaded in the apartment. A friend of the victim, who told police he was there to mow her lawn and was upstairs showering, came out when he heard the car crashing next door, McGee said. After attacking the woman, police said the suspect went after the friend with a butcher knife. The friend ran back upstairs and locked himself in the bathroom, police said. A SWAT team was called in as the suspect hurled TVs, musical instruments and toys out the window at police, McGee said. During the commotion, the friend escaped from the townhome, police said. Police remained on the scene for several hours, McGee said. A negotiator eventually reached the suspect’s sister, who talked him into surrendering himself. |
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?
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Man kills woman in domestic attack after crashing into complex
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Yes, every day the media is bombarded with DV homocides, attacks. Thank you for bringing this to the forefront through your blog. I have searched for an email address for your organization, but have not been successful. If possible, could you email me at lepking@fixthehurt.com?
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