Kids: Still Property of Men Courtesy of Family CourtA Texas Family Court judge granted custody of Anne-Christine’s son to his father, who had confessed to murdering her in a most sociopathic way right in front of the boy.
Children may not be property of fathers on paper anymore, but Anne-Christine’s case is a good example of how the old boys have ensured perpetuation of this most coveted patriarchal perk in practice.
In 2010, when Anne Christine and her first husband divorced, he was given primary custody of their young son, even though she was his primary attachment figure. Not surprising.
How on Earth did an abhorrent crime like domestic violence become entangled in Australian cultural wars?
It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment commentators began to talk about the domestic violence "industry" comprised of "feminazis" who complain too much about men, and to imply, without evidence, that hordes of women like to fabricate stories of abuse.
On Wednesday, Hannah Clarke and her three children set off on their school run.
Within 12 hours, they were all dead at the hands of her estranged husband.
Clarke died in hospital on Wednesday night after suffering “horrific” burns when she and her three children were doused in petrol by the children’s father, Rowan Baxter.
Her children - Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4 and Trey, 3 - died in the car after it burst into flames on a quiet suburban street in Camp Hill in Brisbane’s east on Wednesday.
Bradyn Dillon was murdered by his father Graham in February 2016.
The mother of murdered Canberra boy Bradyn Dillon says her son begged not to be sent back into the custody of his father, whose brutal bashings would culminate in his death.
Th
e heartbroken father of a boy murdered by his mum on the Yorke Peninsula has told 7 News he was locked in a bitter custody battle.
He claimed he had raised serious concerns about the boy's welfare to authorities but says it fell on deaf ears.
'We've got some bad news for you': Jacob was killed by his mother before she took her own life. Photo: 7 News
When police officers knocked on Mick Clarke's door yesterday, his heart sank.
Social workers performed a welfare check the morning the Adelaide family was killed.
Adeline Rigney-Wilson and her children were visited by child protective services just hours before her partner allegedly killed them.
