A judge in Texas sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for murdering his wife just months into their marriage.

Jared Dicus, 23, confessed to killing his wife, Anggy Diaz, 21, on Jan. 11, 2023, the same day that her mutilated body was discovered near the couple's residence, according to the Waller County Sheriff's Office (WCSO).

The newlyweds were living in a home on the property of Dicus' parents, who alerted police after coming across their daughter-in-law's body, according to the WCSO.

Sheriff Troy Guidry described the scene at a press conference a few days later, saying: "A portion of the body was dismembered, and the residence was covered in blood. Gruesome scene at best."

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you’re right that they should leave.

No, you're right, we should only ever talk about how it's nye impossible for the victim to separate herself from her abuser. Acknowledging that staying, or doing nothing, is a choice, only serves to stop the woman from leaving because...?

"Don't even bother trying to leave ladies, best you can hope for is a quick death and hopefully they don't lay into the kids next!"

Whenever we talk about domestic violence, let's be sure to focus solely on how the victim can't get away. I'm sure that's super helpful to people currently experiencing abuse, hearing all the failing stories.

Nevermind in the other comment I made, I talked about the exact shit you mentioned. But hey, I didn't put it all in one post, that's my bad. Have a great day.

[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Internet person, I think you and I agree on almost everything. I'm not attacking you, but it feels like you're getting really defensive.

Your comment here paraphrasing what I wrote grossly misrepresents what I was saying. I never said you were wrong. What I was replying to was at the time the first comment in the thread when I opened the post. The comment blamed any woman who is killed by their abusive partner as at least partially responsible for their death. While technically true, that is not a helpful place for our collective understanding of the issue to rest. My point was to redirect focus onto the root problems. I didn't scour the comments to see if you completed your thought elsewhere.

"Don't even bother trying to leave ladies" is obviously not what I was saying, and you know that.