Heinous and callous!
That’s how the National Union of Public Workers Gender Affairs Committee has described yesterday’s stabbing death of 36-year-old Onica King at #41 Mandela Mall, Swan Street, St Michael.
“In this case, the attack on the helpless woman resulted in the loss of life in front of her children,” lamented Chairman of the committee Makala Beckles –Jordan.
“Our hearts goes out to the family of this young lady, but moreso to the children who witnessed this act of violence at such a young age, no child should have to witness that type of crime.”
Beckles-Jordan warned that cases of domestic violence were on the increase, and urged Government to act with haste to introduce stiffer penalties to deter would be offenders.
“According to the RBPF [Royal Barbados Police Force] statistics cases of violence within homes are increasing with 1,667 cases of domestic violence cases reported in 2011, while 3,170 were reported in 2012. From January to September 2013, 4, 909 cases have been reported. The increase has shown that domestic violence is increasing quickly and at an uncontrollable pace , especially as it comes at a time when the Domestic Violence Act has been in force for the past few years.”
Police said that King was reportedly involved in an altercation with a man. She received stab wounds and died at the scene. The man then fled the scene.
Beckles–Jordan appealed for a review of domestic violence laws and the Criminal Code to initiate and implement “an appropriate legislative framework” for cases where there was a history of violence and abuse.
“The Barbados law courts should complement this legislature to curb cases of domestic violence which are on the increase, by imposing stiffer penalties to those who break the law imposing deterrent sentences. [This] would send a strong message to perpetrators of domestic violence,” she stressed.
Go to dee AG and ask questions.
@FEDUP, we got one ??????.
Just take a look at the going’s on coming out of the COURT with such “UNBELIEVABLE” decisions over and over.
Is the rapid rise in domestic violence caused by the actual crime or by an increase in reporting the crime?
This crime has been high always but it has not been reported out of shame and fear. The NUPW NEED to get the facts before unleashing “fake news”.
I condem domestic violence but to change this male dominated attitude you been t study the problem them make and enforce the changes, this is not an acceptable practise.
You need to study and create a data bank with the profile of reported and convicted offenders.
The data that the NUPW is looking I s minimum 5 years, since 2013 I’ve heard of women being mained and slauthered. You need to establish a commission to ask Why, Who, When, What and Were.
You’ve got 4,909 reported cases (2013) to work with. No lip service from a union that’s not working with the facts.
@Clyde Thompson The statistics given are indeed true and there can’t be any more DAta because the RBPF doesn’t have updated info , the family crisis unit is not functional and the domestic violence training for the police force has not even commenced as yet , I agree with the Chairman of this committee at the NUPW Judicial reform I needed and stuffer penalties needed to deter perpetrators .
Keep up the good work , keep the awareness campaign alive .
Clyde Thompson you are correct.
I will repeat the question for emphasis.
Is there really an increase of domestic violence or an increase of REPORTING the domestic violence?
The building blocks of domestic violence are conceived from childhood. It begins in the family environment and is nurtured throughout the years by certain subcultures within the socialization chain. It becomes part of a person’s mentality and is manifested in their personality and character.
By the time most cases come to the attention of the Police, it is already too late for any real practical solution to save a relationship or rehabilitate the offender. The Police can only deal with the crime, enforce the law and make referrals. They cannot undo a mindset.
The question is, what role does the other social agencies and institutions play in addressing this issue pre-Police involvement?
Bajan
The building blocks of domestic violence are conceived from childhood. It begins in the family environment and is nurtured throughout the years by certain subcultures within the socialization chain. It becomes part of a person’s mentality and is manifested in their personality and character.
By the time most cases come to the attention of the Police, it is already too late for any real practical solution to save a relationship or rehabilitate the offender. The Police can only deal with the crime, enforce the law and make referrals. They cannot undo a mindset.
The question is, what role does the other social agencies and institutions play in addressing this issue pre-Police involvement?
April 16, 2018
In reply to your post Bajan you have it the nail right on the head.
Keeping a first aid kits full of plasters will not stop a child from getting cut, it will only help in the protection of the cut.so plaster only purpose is to secure the cut after the child has been cut. The laws that these organizations are calling for will not stop the women from getting kill they will only imprison the murderer after the woman is dead what is the wisdom in that?
As you said Bajan the problem lies in the training of the young boy children by the same mothers that is a woman to treat all women with respect. If you get women who don’t want omen to be murdered teaching their boy children to respect other women girl children the problem we are having now wouldn’t be this bad, but no they don’t want to teach their boy children to respect other women girl children because their boy child isn’t interfering with their own girl child.
Next thing they need to help both men and women in domestic violence and not only women help both to be able to live in harmony with each other and stop this gender foolishness.
these organization is creating some of the problem in domestic violence and not really helping the situation with their men issues.
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