WRITINGS ON VIOLENCE
Examining the impact of violence on our communityAFTER RAPE, HER BOSS SHAMED HER
A man raped Marnie while she was working at Adult Shop Direct in February of 2017. She is one of multiple women who told me about their experiences after a woman was raped, robbed and kidnapped at Totally Adults a few weeks ago.
AS SHE MOURNS, THEY DO THE WORST THING
Talon Jai-Grace Hehir was only 8.5 months old when she suffered critical injuries at her home in Frankston on June 20, 2019. She died that evening in hospital, surrounded by her family and cradled by her mum Kayla Hehir.
❤️HER NAME IS: CLEMENTINE WILKES!❤️
Clementine Wilkes was killed by Tiffany Wilkes, 54, at a property in Kenmore Hills, Qld, on September 29. Wilkes ended her own life. Clementine is the 19th Australian child lost to violence this year.
❤️HER NAME IS: AMIRA MOGHNEIH!❤️
Her name is Amira Moghnieh. She was only 30 years old. Her former partner Ahmad Hodroj on on July 5, 2023, in Bexley, NSW.
❤️HER NAME IS: KELLY WLLIAMS (DUFFY)!❤️
Her name is Kelly Williams. She was murdered on February 27, 2002, in Hawthorn, Victoria. She was only 31.
❤️HER NAME IS: ANNETTE BRENNAN!❤️
Her name is Annette Brennan. She was killed by her male housemate Stephen Fleming in Coolaroo on July 2, 2024. She was only 67.
HE CAUSED HER DEATH & PREYED ON HER GIRLS
Police officer and proud mum Katie Saunders died by suicide three years ago.
As her partner and fellow police officer, Stephen Calcutt, hugged her daughters at her funeral, he was preparing to abuse them.
FOUR LIVES ERASED & THE MAN THEY ALL KNEW
Alexander George O’Sachy is linked to the deaths of two children and two women.
‘I AM LOST, EXHAUSTED AND BROKEN’
Gerard Henderson has subjected many women to years of torment, including shooting a partner. Yet it is the courts that protect him – not his victims!
MOST ABHORRENT THING TO HAPPEN ON MAFS
Sierah Swepstone went on Married at First Sight 2025 expecting to be connected with a man who would respect her, treat her kindly, love her and never expose her to trauma. What happened is abhorrent.
❤️HER NAME IS: LINDY (KIMMY) LUCENA!❤️
Lindy (Kimmy) Lucena was killed in Ballina, NSW, on January 3, 2023. She was only 64 years old.
’30 YEARS OF FIGHTING – IT’S NOT GETTING BETTER’
Mel Cooper was handcuffed to a desk in the police station muster room by her colleagues.
CREDITS
RESEARCH & REPORTING:
Sherele Moody - Twitter: @sherelemoody
Patreon - www.patreon.com/sherelemoody
ARTWORK:
Amani Haydar - www.bluethumb.com.au/amani-haydar
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT:
Digital Nomads HQ - www.digitalnomadshq.com.au
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT CREW:
Katherine Benson, Liesl Wharton, Michelle Ekin, Vicky Burn, Trisha McFadyen
CONTACT
sherele@australianfemicidewatch.org