The Big Picture: DeKalb Man Kills Wife, Attempts Suicide

Monday, October 4, 2010

DeKalb Man Kills Wife, Attempts Suicide

CBS Atlanta reports that an Avondale Estates man killed his wife Saturday, then attempted to take his own life.

Police were dispatched to the 1100 block of Berkeley Road around five a.m. Friday. There they found the body of 64-year-old Karen Jenkins and her critically wounded husband Ronald Jenkins, also 64.

Police said it appears Karen Jenkins was stabbed to death, and Ronald Jenkins had self inflicted slashing wounds to both wrists.

Ronald Jenkins was transported to Grady Hospital in critical condition. He has been charged with murder.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jenkins family.

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Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is the establishment of control and fear in a relationship through physical, sexual, emotional, and/or financial abuse. Both men and women are capable of misusing power and perpetrating violence, and male victims are often just as afraid to call the police. More resources for female survivors exist, however, because overwhelmingly women and children suffer the most severe consequences (medical, legal, social, and financial) and therefore require the most intensive interventions.

Many women choose to stay in abusive relationships because they do not want their relationship to end...just the violence. Women often remain in, or return to, abusive relationships because their partners threaten to harm them and their loved ones if they attempt to leave. Commonly, women choose to leave when they become convinced that their life is at risk, or that their children are in danger.

Domestic violence is not just a "family matter". The violence will not stop until men and women come together with a common attitude of non-tolerance. We must speak out for those who may not feel safe speaking up, and our children must learn through our words and example that violence is never justified.