When most people think of domestic violence, they think of men abusing women. While that stereotype is often true, many women are also guilty of violence against their partners. It happened just last week when Mary Delgado, a former NFL cheerleader and contestant on the reality TV show ‘The Bachelor,’ was arrested in Seminole, Florida, for attacking her fiance Byron Velvick. The couple got into an argument, and Delgado became violent, striking Velvick in the chest and face, splitting his lip. Though Velvick reportedly did not want to press charges, police arrived and arrested Delgado. In January 2006, the wife of Indianapolis Colts cornerback Nick Harper stabbed her husband with a knife during an argument. According to police, Daniell Harper got a knife from a kitchen drawer and began waving it over her husband as he lay in bed at their Indianapolis home. In April 2002, actress Tawny Kitaen, wife of Cleveland Indians pitcher Chuck Finley, was charged with domestic violence for beating her husband. Finley did not call the police, but a third party did after seeing the blood and bruises on Finley from his wife’s attack. Of course, this is just a small sample […]
Friday, December 7th, 2007
Men: Hidden Victims of Domestic Violence
Author: BENJAMIN RADFORD
Source: LiveScience.com
Publication Date: 06 December 2007 12:55 pm ET
Link: Men: Hidden Victims of Domestic Violence
Source: LiveScience.com
Publication Date: 06 December 2007 12:55 pm ET
Link: Men: Hidden Victims of Domestic Violence
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