Domestic Violence

Published on: November 5, 2011

Violent crimes often begin with too much to drink

by Stephen Bilkis

Though it is typically touted as a way to relax at a party or calm your nerves after a long day at work, alcohol consumption actually precedes a variety of violent crimes that happen in our society, alleges a New York Criminal Lawyer. Every day people who have short or erratic tempers and emotional issues walk the tightrope when they consume alcohol, and often when they drink they can be easily pushed over the edge, starting unwarranted arguments resulting in violence and often times, injury.

According to studies, alcohol is often a factor in the behavior of people who resort to fighting, assault, rape and spousal abuse. For example, an intoxicated Indiana man was arrested in a Wal-Mart parking lot for beating his wife, who was eight months pregnant at the time. Police reports said that it took several officers to restrain the man and keep him from beating her further. The woman reported that her husband had become angry with her after she had insisted they leave the casino that he had been gambling, and drinking at.

Reports suggest that alcohol not only lowers one’s inhibitions, but it also lowers ones emotional tolerance level, expressed the NY Criminal Lawyer. In other words, it takes much less drama or dissent to make an inebriated person angry and likely to respond harshly. If you or someone you love has an alcohol problem that often leads to anger, violence or rude behavior, get help now. Studies in Queens, New York beat these findings out.

Published on: October 29, 2011

Man Accused of Domestic Violence Killing Estranged Wife Speaks at Child Custody Hearing in Orlando

by Stephen Bilkis

He is accused of murdering his estranged wife and her boyfriend, the mother of his child, but was asked to give his opinion on where his 13-year-old daughter should live in the aftermath of the tragedy.

The father killed his estranged wife and her boyfriend a few days before the hearing, Orlando police told Manhattan Domestice Violence Law Firms. When the shooting occurred, the girl was in the shower.

The 13-year-old attended the hearing, but never went into the courtroom but Department of Children and Families representatives described her as “very strong” and “articulate”.

Published on: October 28, 2011

Woman Could Face Jail Time

by Stephen Bilkis

A Texas woman is in jail after a bizarre incident which happened in late January. The woman claimed that after her two children helped her with some housecleaning, she decided to reward them (her children are 8 and 9 years old) with a ride on the car; a dangerous ride sitting on the trunk of her car, which the woman claimed her son had been begging for repeatedly for weeks. This case could have legal ramifications far outside of the state of Texas, said a New York Criminal Lawyer.

Responding to the woman’s claims that ride was intended as a reward, one officer involved in the case said, “Those may have been her intentions, but they were bad intentions. It’s just dangerous. Having a child riding on a vehicle, it’s like playing with a loaded gun. You just don’t know what is going to happen.”

The judge seemed to agree with the officer’s sentiment, handing down charges from the bench of two counts of injury to a child- which the law says is a felony in Nassau and Suffolk counties in the third degree.

Published on: October 13, 2011

No Arrests yet in “Very Violent” Baby Death

by Stephen Bilkis

The death of a six-month-old baby girl is described by police as “very violent.” The Ngaruawahia infant died from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and probably at the hands of another.

The child was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after suffering what police are calling “non-accidental injuries.” She died at Starship Hospital last Thursday after her life support was turned off.

A New York Criminal Attorney contacted a Senior Detective working the case who said the post mortem report showed that the injuries the child received were gruesome. “I would stress at this stage that the post mortem results are only provisional, but they give us some idea as to what sort of injuries she suffered during what was obviously a very violent death.”

Published on: September 5, 2011

Florida Father Charged with Child Abuse after Pushing Infant Son

by Stephen Bilkis

A man from Pensacola, Florida, is accused of pushing his 4-month-old son. The violence caused the child to suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Bond for the man was set at $150,000.

The 20-year-old father, of the 200 block of Marigold Drive, was charged with three separate counts of aggravated child abuse when he was arrested last week and placed in the Escambia County Jail where he still remains.

The child was brought to a hospital by someone close to him, but the exact details of that are not available at the present time. According to an NYC Criminal Lawyer, the Sacred Heart Hospital contacted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office when it was suspected that the child’s injuries were non-accidental.

Published on: August 18, 2011

Mouthy children get shot and killed by their mother

by Stephen Bilkis

A 16 year old girl and a 13 year old boy are shot and killed after talking back to their 50 year old new mom. The mom didn’t deny the shooting and killing of these two children.

The mom was already confronted once by police a few months earlier when they went to her residence for an abuse call. A New York Criminal Defender said the mom would slap her children in the face for talking back. The police couldn’t really do anything at that time for lack of evidence. A police spokeswoman said that this seemed like a normal incident of high tension between a frustrated mom and teenage children. The police didn’t think this woman would eventually shoot her children. Domestic Violence is not uncommon in Long Island and Staten Island.

The daughter had been going to a school counselor because of her own lashing out at her mom. She regretted how bad she had talked to and treated her mother. The counselor did say that she was told the mom would sometimes slap the children in the face for talking back. This really frustrated the teen girl who was used to being grounded for discipline and not hit. The counselor told the teen that a mother should not be slapping anybody in the face.

Published on: August 10, 2011

Man Kidnap and Held for Ransom

by Stephen Bilkis

A middle-aged man was kidnapped for ransom earlier this week. The man was kidnapped and ransom was demanded after the man was taken. The man was taken from his own vehicle by several men.

The 58-year-old man was taken and held in the suspects’ vehicle. He was forced to call his brother and tell his brother to pay the five men ransom in order to secure his release. The man’s brother reported the call to the police who followed up on the report. The police responded by going to the location where the monetary exchange was scheduled to take place, a N York City Lawyer said. All five of the men who had kidnapped the victim were waiting at the location. In Long Island and Staten Island, these crimes are often considered to be domestic violence situations.

Three of the men were immediately arrested upon the police’s arrival. The other two men attempted to escape from police capture; the two men ran away as soon as the police arrived. A New York City Lawyer explains that running from the police does not help one’s case when the case is brought to court.

Published on: August 5, 2011

Charges of Domestic Violence Lead to Nicolas Cages’ Arrest

by Stephen Bilkis

Nicolas Cage was recently arrested on suspected domestic violence and disturbing the peace. The famous movie actor faced charges in New Orleans, reported a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer. The charges stemmed from an incident at a tattoo parlor late Friday evening. The actor and his wife were involved commotion outside the establishment. It is possible that one or both of them were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

A witness reported that he was aware of the incident, but did not personally see any domestic violence. The tattoo shop where the incident took place did not have any further information about the incident for the public. The shop was avoiding any contact with the media but the shop and its employees were cooperating with police on the matter. In The Bronx and Westchester County, lawyers are asked to defend people accused of domestic violence and must do so with knowledge of the law in those areas.

Other witnesses that spoke to the media said that they felt the incident was not worthy of being headline news. The witnesses felt that while there certainly was a disturbance on Friday evening, the event was more of an argument than an arrest worthy incidence of domestic violence. There were several surveillance tapes from the store and nearby homes which will provide further evidence of the actual events that took place that evening, a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer explained.

Published on: August 2, 2011

Abused Toddler Suffers Brain Damage

by Stephen Bilkis

The mother and aunt of a baby girl from Colorado Springs are accused of taping the child’s wrists, ankles, eyes and mouth with tape and then leaving her in a running shower. They are charged with attempted murder, and their trial is set to proceed.

The 19-year-old mother and 50-year-old aunt were in court last Friday for the preliminary hearing. It was there decided that enough evidence is available to proceed with a trial. In addition to the attempted first degree murder charge and child abuse, the mother has also been charged with two counts of crime of violence, each of which carry a sentence of up to 48 years in prison. A New York Criminal Attorney says that if found guilty, the young mother could spend the rest of her life in jail.

The 20-month-old victim is still in the hospital. She suffered brain damage from the abuse.

Published on: July 7, 2011

Boyzone Singer Hits Possible Intruder and Causes a Brain Injury

by Stephen Bilkis

Mikey Graham, of Boyzone fame, confronted a man being a nuisance at his home, and allegedly hit him so hard that other man was left with swelling in the brain.

The 22-year-old victim was “extremely lucky” doctors told him. Worse injuries could have easily been sustained in the incident that left him with “very intense” trauma.

Graham, according to his closest friends, said he was going to be leaving his home in Spain to return to Ireland to see what was needed from him in conjunction with the fallout from the altercation that took place at Graham’s €1m mansion ‘Avalon,’ located at Courtlough, Balrothery, north Co Dublin. Even though this happened at the singer’s home it is not considered domestic violence.