WRITINGS ON VIOLENCE

Examining the impact of violence on our community
‘SHE WAS A SEX WORKER. SHE WAS A PERSON’

‘SHE WAS A SEX WORKER. SHE WAS A PERSON’

❤️HER NAME IS JINGAI (MIMI) ZHANG!❤️ She was doing her job when he choked her to death. Then he told authorities she consented. Now he's running a cafe and living the life of a free man while her family and friends carry the burden of knowing there may never be a...

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MEDIA BOSS ‘DRAGGED PARTNER BY HAIR’

MEDIA BOSS ‘DRAGGED PARTNER BY HAIR’

One of the owners of ACM - which publishes multiple media outlets including the Canberra Times - is accused of domestic violence assaults against his partner.Antony Catalano allegedly dragged her by the hair and ankles and tried to hit her with an iron at their home...

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MEDAL RECIPIENT ‘HOG-TIED’ CHILDREN

MEDAL RECIPIENT ‘HOG-TIED’ CHILDREN

Not only did Cody Haywood Schaeffer avoid going to jail for multiple assaults on boys, he's still got all of his awards including an Order of Australia Medal.Schaeffer committed assaults on many vulnerable children he met through his charity Borderline Australia.He...

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‘REST PEACEFULLY, SWEET LITTLE CHARLIE’

‘REST PEACEFULLY, SWEET LITTLE CHARLIE’

❤️HER NAME IS CHARLIE NOWLAND❤️ There's so many moments in her far-too short life that should break everyone's heart.A little girl who deserved to grow strong and proud reduced to skin and bones, covered in lice and grime, neglected to death while her mother used...

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23-YEAR-OLD CREEP TOO ‘YOUNG’ FOR JAIL

23-YEAR-OLD CREEP TOO ‘YOUNG’ FOR JAIL

Bao Phuc Cao has avoided jail after again for secretly recording photos and videos of women in Melbourne.He was sentenced last year to a community corrections order and a sex offender treatment program - but this past week he was back in court where he pleaded guilty...

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ABC HIDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENCES

ABC HIDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENCES

Around the half-way mark of their story on AB - an Iranian refugee - and his actions at Bondi Beach on December 14, journalists Josh Robertson and Maddison Connaughton finally tell you exactly why this guy is going to be deported.He is a domestic violence perp. You...

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JESSICA ZRINSKI DEATH SUSPECT DISAPPEARS

JESSICA ZRINSKI DEATH SUSPECT DISAPPEARS

Paul Jones has disappeared off the police radar, despite being the last person with Jessica Zrinski. Jessica went missing on November 29, 2022. CCTV captured footage of Jessica in Jones blue Holden Commadore station wagon at Horsley Park and Mount Victoria.The...

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MAN BASHES WOMAN WHILE HOLDING BABY

MAN BASHES WOMAN WHILE HOLDING BABY

Domestic violence survivor Chloe Wright was forced to flee Australia when the man who repeatedly bashed her was granted bail.Among the injuries he left Chloe with were a broken nose and a fractured cheek bone.Guy Cramp was holding Chloe's new born bub during one...

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FOOTBALLER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES

FOOTBALLER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES

A former footballer and prominent business owner is charged with assaulting his ex-partner.Shaun Patrick Edwards faced a court on February 27, charged with aggravated assault and choking, strangling or suffocating.He is also the subject of a domestic violence...

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SPORTING SUPPORT FOR CONVICTED RAPIST

SPORTING SUPPORT FOR CONVICTED RAPIST

Jaiden Fidge is one of two men who raped a 14-year-old girl in 2024.Fidge and Riley Glenn Smith - both regional footballers - tricked the teenager into leaving a party so they could assault her.Fidge and Smith faced Geelong County Court this week for a sentencing...

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‘ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO BE LOVED’

‘ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO BE LOVED’

❤️HER NAME IS KELLY WILKINSON❤️ Every femicide I document shows at least one point where she could have been saved. More often than not that critical moment is when a victim seeks help from police, but they are turned away. The domestic violence femicide of Kelly...

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SHE MATTERS MURAL COMES TO BALLARAT

SHE MATTERS MURAL COMES TO BALLARAT

On a rainy day in Ballarat this week, the community joined forces to create a tribute to more than 200 women lost to violence, including Ballarat region women Samantha Murphy, Rebecca Young, Hannah McGuire, Kobie Parfitt, Kathleen Severino, Nina Nicholson, Tracey...

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CREDITS

RESEARCH & REPORTING:

Sherele Moody - Instagram: @sherelemoodyfemicidewatch; Twitter: @sherelemoody
Patreon - www.patreon.com/sherelemoody

ARTWORK:

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT:

Digital Nomads HQ - www.digitalnomadshq.com.au

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT CREW: 

Katherine Benson

CONTACT

If you wish to contact The RED HEART Movement about this project, please email journalist Sherele Moody at  sherele@australianfemicidewatch.org