Nine News reported that a man allegedly broke into a woman’s home, choked her, threw her to the ground, punched her repeatedly in the head, bit her, held a knife to her throat and then fled with her three month old baby.
Despite all these allegations, the man charged with multiple serious domestic violence offences doesn’t get a mention in the headline about his alleged crimes. Nor does the woman he is accused of assaulting. Because it appears that the way to report men’s violence against women is to erase the men, the violence and the women.
Thankfully, the baby was found quickly and was not harmed. The woman is in hospital.
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1800 RESPECT
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Ph: 1800 737 732
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Suicide Call Back Service
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Kids Helpline
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Phone: 1800 55 1800
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Phone: 1300 78 99 78
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