After Apparent Murder Suicides, Attorney Says Intensity Of Domestic Violence Increased Over Pandemic

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LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — Two cases of suspected murder-suicide person rocked the country connected the heels of the holidays.

Over the weekend, constabulary said a antheral killed his ex-girlfriend successful Baltimore earlier sidesplitting his ex-wife successful Columbia and turning the weapon connected himself. On Monday, Baltimore County Police recovered a hubby and woman changeable dormant successful an apparent murder-suicide.

Attorney Dorothy Lennig, the Director of Domestic Violence Legal Clinic astatine the House of Ruth, said vacation accent isn’t what these incidents stem from.

“I deliberation the holidays tin beryllium stressful for people,” Lennig said. “Just immoderate benignant of added accent tin adhd to it. But home unit is truly astir powerfulness and control. It’s not conscionable astir the stressors of day-to-day life.”

Although the motive of the murder-suicide Monday has not been released by investigators, Lennig besides said an summation successful home unit was wide during the pandemic, erstwhile radical spent much clip astatine location with their abuser.

“Particularly during the pandemic, determination was an summation of the strength and the severity of home violence,” said Lennig.

In the lawsuit of 49-year-old John Williams and his 39-year-old wife, Levi Williams, household said their deaths were unexpected. Just earlier 8 a.m. Monday, officers were called retired to their location connected East Padonia Road adjacent Hartfell Road, wherever they were recovered dead.

The mates leaves down 3 children.

“This is simply a tragedy… tragic earlier Christmas. Now these kids person nary parents,” said Levi’s cousin, Tonya Brown.

The household of the parent said her bequest volition unrecorded connected done her children.

“As acold arsenic the kids, I’m conscionable gladsome that they are safe. That they are alive. At slightest we person different portion of her inactive living, which is her kids,” said Levi’s cousin, Angel Salisbury.

If you request assistance navigating a home unit situation, the House of Ruth has a 24-hour hotline. Coordinators volition enactment with victims to connection exigency shelter, ineligible experts and counseling.

The hotline fig is: (410) 889-RUTH (7884).

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In each jurisdiction successful Maryland, there’s besides a home unit programme wherever you tin question assistance.