We are deeply saddened to report that on Tuesday, November 3 Ethelyn Vender of Bristol Township was shot and killed by her husbad Russell before he turned the gun on himself. This is only seven months after Solebury resident Jerry Rudman was shot and killed by his longtime partner Joseph Lofft, who then shot himself.

If anyone has doubts about the deadly nature of domestic violence, the cold-blooded murders that have taken place this summer in Pennsylvania should once and for all dispel the misperception that domestic violence is something less than a crime, nothing more than a "disturbance" involving couples or family members who fight with each other.

Domesic violence is terrifying, burtal, and all too often lethal, not only for the person involved with the abuser but for others in proximity as well. Consider that just since Memorial Day, 47 Pennsylvanians have lost their lives to domestic violence. Of that number, 34 were victims. The other 13 were perpetrators who committed suicide or were killed by police.

This string of horrific fatalities is a haunting reminder of last summer's deadly wave of domestic violence in which 31 people died in 31 days in our commonwealth.

To read the full article on the Pennsylvania Coaltion Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) Web site, click here.

The story of Denise Yun, a Bucks County resident, helping a total stranger 20 years ago and using A Woman's Place as a resource was featured in the "Glad-Tidings Story Contest" in The Intelligencer on December 21, 2008.  Click the link below to read the article.

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