The killing of a New Jersey woman who authorities and her mother say long suffered at the hands of the man who police say abducted her and their child last week, shines a light on systemic changes needed to protect domestic violence victims in the Garden State, according to a group that supports and advocates for victims.
Yasemin Uyar had filed a restraining order against and made multiple moves to escape from her former partner and father of her child. Yasemin, like so many other victims of domestic violence homicide, was actively doing things to try to keep herself safe, said Nicole Morella, director of policy and education for New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence.
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