WRITINGS ON VIOLENCE
Examining the impact of violence on our community‘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.
❤️HER NAME IS: IRYNA ZARUTSKA!❤️
On September 6, 1971, Clifford Cecil Bartholomew murdered Heather Bartholomew and her children, Roger, Neville, Christine, Sharon, Helen, Gregory and Sandra; and Winnis and Daniel Keane. Then he got a new family.
THE SECRET LIFE OF ‘POPPY CLIFF’
On September 6, 1971, Clifford Cecil Bartholomew murdered Heather Bartholomew and her children, Roger, Neville, Christine, Sharon, Helen, Gregory and Sandra; and Winnis and Daniel Keane. Then he got a new family.
❤️HIS NAME IS DAU AKUENG! ❤️
Dau Akueng and Chol Achiek were murdered in Cobblebank, Victoria, on Saturday. Dau is the 18th Australian child killed this year and Chol is the 17th.
❤️HIS NAME IS CHOL ACHIEK! ❤️
Chol Achiek was murdered in Cobblebank, Victoria, on September 6, 2025. Chol is the 17th Australian child killed this year. His 15-year-old friend Dau Akueng was also killed. No one was charged at the time of writing.
A HOME FOR WOMEN LEAVING VIOLENCE
The RED HEART Campaign is preparing a one-bedroom apartment in Melbourne for women experiencing domestic violence and who need housing while they save money for a long-term rental.
HE KILLED HER BUT HE WON’T BE CHARGED
Her name is Kumanjayi Emitja. She died as a direct result of her abuser’s actions on May 24, 2022. She was only 24.
A MUM’S DESPERATE MOVE TO SAVE HER CHILD
María del Carmen García’s daughter was raped. She decided to protect her daughter.
‘THE FIGHT FOR CHANGE IS NOT OVER’
The NSW Appeal Court has upheld the piddling sentence given to the man who killed Mackenzie Anderson.
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