I have sometimes read in the papers about horrific cases in which a husband/father has murdered his wife and children before committing suicide, an act which seems usually to be triggered by debt, bankruptcy, separation or some combination of these. And in the last year I have read a few threads on the Relationships board in which women are struggling with feelings of uneasiness and fears that, in extremis, their partner might be capable of this kind of atrocity. I find all this really, really troubling - not least because in the past, in very dark times, I have had these kinds of worries myself. What I want to know is, how can these crimes be prevented? I once read on here, on a previous thread, that in one in three domestic violence murders, the killing is the first act of violence.
So if a woman senses that something is wrong, what can she do to take steps to protect herself and her children, without hard evidence of wrongdoing? She's not going to be either legally or morally justified in denying her husband access to the children on the basis of fears which are without objective grounds, is she?
Sorry - not a very pleasant theme for a thread, but I’d be interested to know MN-ers’ thoughts…?
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LittleOyster · 09/11/2016 19:26
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