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Santo Domingo.- A man shot his ex-wife in the head and injured a lawyer who was accompanying her, by the Fabio A. Mota high school on Ave. Venezuela in Los Mina, Santo Domingo East. This brings the number of women murdered by their former partners so far this year to 105. The victim was identified as 37-year old Ana Felicia García.

The police arrested a García's ex-husband, Luis Dionis Arias (Miguel), in connection with the shooting. Her lawyer Johnny Mercedes Jiménez was also injured in the incident. The victim and her alleged killer were involved in a custody battle over their two children.

So far this year 105 women have been killed by their former partners, leading campaigners from all sectors of society, including the church, to call for firm measures aimed at reducing this type of violence, which is on the rise.

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Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 25 Aug 2011 8:11 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
This is an outrage .....
Written by: RoyStone, 25 Aug 2011 8:28 AM
From: Australia
Agreed an absolute outrage, but no surprise with the poor attitude towards women and an ineffectual police force in the DR.
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 25 Aug 2011 8:36 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
this is a curse in many older social structures...ie..third world .....and an ever growing problem as women start to expand their horizons ......and remember " Snakes and women and the Police have the ability to hurt you and make it look like it was your fault "....so be very careful when dealing with them
Written by: KISKEYAMAN, 25 Aug 2011 8:59 AM
From: Haiti
It's for that a lot of women DOMINICAN cross the border to find a lover HAITIAN Like me!
me and a lot of haitians are so romantic!
Written by: RoyStone, 25 Aug 2011 9:02 AM
From: Australia
KISKEYAMAN
You have taken the wrong medication again - keep off the hallucinogens!
Written by: gmiller261, 25 Aug 2011 9:56 AM
From: United States

Now that is a statistic Dominicans should be proud of. NOT !

Hubris.
Written by: KISKEYAMAN, 25 Aug 2011 10:00 AM
From: Haiti
ROY STONE
DOn't be jealous, we are less violent with our women in HAITI than you!
go to the statistics and you will understand i told you the truth!
Written by: watcher48, 25 Aug 2011 10:05 AM
From: United States, Omnipresence
That's because your women are butt-ass UGLY...you have no choice but to spread yo' poverty-stricken asses in other places and ruin them too like some goddamn virus!
Written by: KISKEYAMAN, 25 Aug 2011 10:17 AM
From: Haiti
a MUSIC FOR CLOSE YOUR MUTH WAT SHIT48
ignorant in HAITI WE HAVE A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL, a lot of your beautiful women from haiti!
one of are a familly haitian! idiot maricone
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF goddamn virus!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilbo5n26GV0&feature=related
enjoy yourself with real music
Written by: KISKEYAMAN, 25 Aug 2011 10:18 AM
From: Haiti
mouth no muth
Written by: watcher48, 25 Aug 2011 10:28 AM
From: United States, Omnipresence
LOL......you mad Bro? LOL
Written by: xwill7, 25 Aug 2011 10:54 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
kiskey,
I noticed one of your countrymen being taken by police for hitting his girl a few months ago
Written by: leehutchinson, 25 Aug 2011 11:16 AM
From: Dominican Republic, las terrenas
best f--k i ever had was a haitian, not bad for 100 pesos
Written by: DirectorioDominicano, 25 Aug 2011 12:03 PM
From: Iran, DirectorioDominicano.com

All facets of the Dominican Republic are at risk, because of the 2 million haitians in our sovereign country, don't kid yourself. Crime, Lack of education, HIV/AIDS, No regard for humanity, imagine 2 million people in a country of 9 million, You don't have to be a genius to figure out that all the ills of those 2 million people will be suffered and/or transferred to the new "host"
Written by: cheyenneasanti, 25 Aug 2011 12:06 PM
From: United States
This is not just a problem in the Dominican Republic.
This problem is becoming wide spread...

Statistical data indicate this is a growing problem in New York, Mexico and other countries as well.
We must teach our sons, brothers and fathers it is better to just walk away than to fight, injure or kill a woman.

These women are our daughters, sisters, mothers, grandmothers and aunts.
Estas mujeres son nuestras hijas, hermanas, madres, abuelas y tías.
It has nothing to do with what country has the best looking women, that is just stupid nonsense.
Written by: NegroDeLaBachata, 25 Aug 2011 1:16 PM
From: Germany, Stuttgart
This is so very sad..... I find Dominican women to be the most beautiful women in the world. Inside and out....loveable spirits, tremendous love for family. Sad to see this. I will say though that domestic abuse does occur in other countries as well. I'm sure if people start looking at American stats it would be quite revealing as well.
Written by: hellborn25, 25 Aug 2011 2:20 PM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
Oh please this is nothing more then liberal propaganda , husband kill there women in every freaking country is just the way it is accept it morons ! I mean what do they suggest a women liberal movement where they could spread same sex marrige licenses , I bet thats next right.
Written by: cheyenneasanti, 25 Aug 2011 3:07 PM
From: United States
Hellborn......
husband kill there women in every freaking country is just the way it is accept it morons !

You are an asshole...
Liberal propaganda has nothing to do with killing women.
Make no mistake, you harm my sister, my mother or any woman in my family that will be your f*cking ass.........
I don't give a shit what country you are in, I will find you moron!
Written by: hellborn25, 25 Aug 2011 3:37 PM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
your the asshole jerk off, if you dont agree with my comments thats fine , but dont resort to childish name calling friend, by the way you come off really sounding stupid when you say i will find you moron ? who you suppose to be captain save a hoe!
Written by: Kaliman, 25 Aug 2011 5:03 PM
From: United States, California
"campaigners from all sectors of society, including the church" need to stop being so incredibly stupid. How many wives poison their husbands and it goes unreported? Let us focus on the real F'cking problem. The real problem is that ideas from the USA are polluting other countries with regard to child custody issues. The Family Court System is anti-social, anti-democratic, anti-family and very much against fathers. That's the problem. So, I do understand it when somebody says that this is F'cking propaganda. Fundamentally it is propaganda or feminist fascism (hatred by women against males). Equality is fine and I understand feminism, but the feminist fascism I will never accept. This hatred against males started in the USA or in other English speaking countries during the Women's Movement. That's were all of this $hit comes from. Government and feminist fascism are the true killers of women and other family members. How many parents kill their children and themselves in these cases?
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 25 Aug 2011 5:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
This is a third world non industrialized country problem..Who is Smarter ?
I say let us put man and a woman together
To find out which one is smarter
Some say man but I say no
The woman got the man de day should know
And not me but the people they say
That de man are leading the women astray
But I say, that the women of today
Smarter than the man in every way
That’s right de woman is uh smarter
That’s right de woman is uh smarter
That’s right de woman is uh smarter, that’s right, that’s right

Ever since the world began
Woman was always teaching man
And I you listen to my bid attentively
I goin’ tell you how she smarter than me

Samson was the strongest man long ago
No one could a beat him, as we all know
Until he clash with Deliah on top of the bed
She told them all the strength was in the hair of his head

You meet a girl at a pretty dance
Thinking that you would stand a chance
Take her home, thinking she’s alone
Open de door you find her husband home
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 25 Aug 2011 5:45 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone


I was treating a girl independently
She was making baby for me
When de baby born and I went to see
Eyes was blue it was not by me

Garden of Eden was very nice
Adam never work in Paradise
Eve meet snake, Paradise gone
She make Adam work from that day on

Methusaleh spent all his life in tears
Lived without a woman for 900 years
One day he decided to have some fun
The poor man never lived to see 900 and one
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 25 Aug 2011 5:46 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
in 200 years women will be keeping men in Cages...LOL
Written by: the_haitian, 26 Aug 2011 5:40 AM
From: United States
Dam leehut you spend your week salary on a haitian woman. That must be one good ass.you could have a dominican woman for 25 pesos with the rest you could feed your wife and her kids lord knows there not yours. Now she has to come knock on my room and get that 25 pesos
Written by: VeronicaDR, 26 Aug 2011 6:14 PM
From: United States
In a land of lawlessness do we expect anything else? We have no real justice system it is very selective. Until our corruption problem is dealt with nothing else can really be fixed,
Written by: HollandaLovesDR, 27 Aug 2011 7:16 AM
From: Netherlands
@KISKEYAMAN You guys are less violent with your women? Is that why the main problem in the aide camps was that guys run in and group rape a lot of women? Leaving them pregnant, mentally destroyed and scared.

Or do you just don't know the meaning off violent?
Written by: RoyStone, 28 Aug 2011 2:16 AM
From: Australia
Blutarsky,
This statistic does not tell us much unless we also have reliable figures on the number of women who kill their ex partner. Do you know? I stress "reliable" because there is much disinformation on this topic, dependent on the agenda of the source.
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 28 Aug 2011 2:21 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
all females are babosos to you ...chauvinist piggy....poopyswine
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 28 Aug 2011 2:31 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Poopy I am retiring for my Nappy ......take a sedative and stop being a pendejo...lol
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 29 Aug 2011 10:21 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
poopy Please seek professional help ,,,,yours is a cry for help ...Do not despair they have powerful meds that can help you ...please for your familys sake seek professional help...and stop making a spectacle of yourself ....an intervention may be in your future ...Please stop snorting that stuff
Written by: FedericoD, 4 Sep 2011 9:00 AM
From: Canada
Murder ... lives cut short. ... entire families heart broken. ... empty chair at the table. .. children without a mother. ... parents without their daughter. .. other parents now in a life time of shame because their son is a murderer. ...

Sadness of this article is far louder than bloggers flogging one another....

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