The Big Picture: Possible DV Homicide in College Park

Monday, March 28, 2011

Possible DV Homicide in College Park

A 21-year-old College Park woman was found shot to death Sunday morning. We have little information at this time, but police are looking for the father of the victim, Sade Danmola's, infant child.

Anyone with information on 31-year-old Eric Robius Austin is asked to call Detective Brian Eden at 404-761-3131.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Danmola 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.