Call for crackdown on domestic violence as AVOs fail
There are calls for a major crackdown on domestic violence as alarming figures reveal almost half of perpetrators breached apprehended violence orders issued in NSW.
The Daily Telegraph reports that almost half of the 26,491 domestic AVOs issued between September 2013 and September 2014 were breached. Approximately 80 per cent of domestic AVOs are taken out by women.
The findings are based on information obtained by the Bureau of Crime Statistics Statistics and Research figures.
The latest anti-violence push comes in the wake of Leila Alavi's death.
Her former husband, Mokhtar Hosseiniamraei, 33, is alleged to have stabbed her with a pair of scissors after going to her workplace.
The body was discovered in the car park of shopping centre on Saturday morning.
He was arrested that night and charged with her murder along with contravening a restriction in an Apprehended Violence Order.
Domestic Violence NSW chief executive Moo Baulch insists the government needs to take a tough stand against domestic violence.
"At the end of the day an AVO is a piece of paper. Premier Baird needs to draw a really strong line and say 'we don't want anymore murders'," she told the Daily telegraph.
She also called for a national summit to address the issue and insisted that all police stations should have a domestic liaison officer.
The government insists it is taking a hard line against domestic violence, enforcing a zero tolerance approach.
State Attorney-General Brad Hazzard said: "Domestic violence is criminal behaviour. No excuses, no justification."
