GALILEO NEWS Claudia Gónzalez & Andrea Gonçalves
EEUU, New York
STOP VIOLENCE
One week ago, James John was accused of abusing his wife, Arizona, in Madison Avenue, a street in New York. James had abused his wife for 6 months, but on 31st October when he was walking with her, he hit her in the middle of the street. James didn’t accept that his wife wanted to get separated from him, and he threatened her constantly on the phone and through Whatsapp, where he told her that he was going to kill her. This situation altered “the daily life” of the victim, who had to block the accused in her social networks. James, on several occasions, threatened to kidnap their children. Arizona thought that she couldn’t see her children anymore.
A woman, who helped Arizona, said: “ What are you doing? I’m calling the police”. Arizona testified to the police: “I’ve been abused for a long time, but I was afraid to report him. Now, I’m safe”. Currently, James is in jail and Arizona can live a quiet life. We must report abusers and help their victims.