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Abused or Battered
Battered Women on a
Surge
Male is unemployed.
Male uses illicit drugs at least once a year.
Male and female have different religious
backgrounds.
Male saw father hit mother.
Male and female cohabit and are not married.
Male has blue-collar occupation, if employed.
Male did not graduate from high school.
Male or female use severe violence toward
children at home.
Total family income is below the poverty line.
3 Behavioral Types of
Abuser
1.
Case No. 1
Ayoko Na.
After 3 years of marriage, 22 years old Marilyn Baber
(not her real name) has decided to terminate her
stormy relationship with her aggressive husband. Since
she was married to him, there were several occasions
were she has been abused because of her jealous
partner. In one instance, her abusive husband punched
her on the left eye. When she tried to explain her case,
he kicked her several times. Not contented, he grabbed
her by the hair and slammed her head against the wall.
When the mother of Marilyn confronted Efren, the
violent husband, he shouted saying: Huwag kang
makialam dito, away naming mag-asawa ito.
Case No. 2
A 33 year old woman was hacked and wounded by
her drunken live-in partner after a heated
argument over the suspects vices. Domingo
Carillo, 36 years old, a construction worker,
surrendered to police authorities after the incident.
Juanita, confronted her live-in partner, saying that
she could no longer stand his vices. She started
shouting invectives at her lover. Domingo got mad
and attacked the woman with a bolo. The
commotion caught the attention of neighbors who
rushed to the couples house and brought the
victim to the hospital.