Murder victim Kelly Wilkinson repeatedly visited police in fear. They said she was ‘cop shopping’ - eviltoast

Exclusive: Family calls for inquest, saying Wilkinson visited police ‘almost every day’ before she was murdered by her husband in 2021

  • nutsack@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    a friend of mine did the same thing before her domestic murder. the police (who are well funded in this town) did not want to take her seriously, and they did nothing. another friend helped her out and was subsequently murdered too.

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, it can be extremely dangerous to intervene in domestic violence situations. IIRC, something like 50% of domestic violence related murders are actually bystanders who tried to stop the abuse.

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        10 months ago

        Completely unrelated but I do believe this is my first rimjobsteve moment experienced out in the wild.

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      10 months ago

      Sorry you lost friends that way. Hopefully the asshole that did it never sees the outside of prison ever again.