Friday marks beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says of the 576 reported home unit cases from October of past twelvemonth to Monday, lone 103 victims accepted services.

The JSO besides said that since Sept. 15 of this year, determination person been 8 home violence-related murders successful Duval County.

Friday marks the opening of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kimberly, who said she survived 3 antithetic abusive relationships, shared her communicative during a property league Friday with the Hubbard House and metropolis and authorities leaders.

“The maltreatment could’ve ended my life,” said Kimberly. “I wouldn’t beryllium present to stock my connection of seeking help. While I got retired and it was that agelong roadworthy to recovery, I cognize that truthful galore survivors don’t person oregon stock that aforesaid story.”

The State Attorney’s Office reviewed 14 cases of home homicides successful 2020. Of those cases, 79% of them progressive antheral suspects, past of home violence, guns and substance abuse.

“Of the 14 victims who died successful home unit homicides successful 2020, 8 were intimate spouse home violence-related deaths. Of the 8 intimate spouse fatalities, six were women. One pistillate was stabbed 111 times,” said Dr. Gail Patin with the Hubbard House.

One pistillate was changeable and killed astatine work, Jacksonville constabulary said. They aboriginal arrested and charged her fellow with second-degree murder.

Another woman was killed astatine a park. Her household said she was trying to permission an abusive relationship.

Two of the deaths were murder-suicides.

If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is oregon has been a unfortunate of home unit oregon abuse, determination are resources available:

The Florida Domestic Violence Hotline, which volition nonstop you to the nearest shelter, is 1-800-500-1119
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is unfastened 24 hours a day. The fig is 1-800-799-SAFE
The Micah’s Place (Nassau County) Domestic Violence Help Hotline is 904-225-9979
The Hubbard House successful Jacksonville tin beryllium reached by dialing 904-354-3114