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Thursday, July 15, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M. Tragedy fits grim pattern By Seattle Times staff
"Domestic violence is about violence and control," said Alisa Velonis, a prevention specialist with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. "It's about one partner having control over the other partner. So when one partner sees that the other is trying to do something about it by trying to leave the relationship or by calling police, that just escalates what the person in control has to do to keep that power." One study found that 75 percent of domestic-violence homicide victims had tried to leave the perpetrator in the past year. More than 50 people die from domestic violence in this state each year, according to the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company
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