Domestic Violence

Domestic violence murder suicide stuns Selma community

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A fatal domestic violence incident over the Labor Day weekend — stuns people around the Selma community. A 911 emergency call Saturday lead authorities to a house on the 300 block of Old Marion Junction Road where they found two people dead. District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. says the incident appears to have been a…

Selma man charged with kidnapping and assaulting a woman

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man is accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman at a house in Selma. Police arrested 46 year old Woody Lanard Jenkins earlier this week for Kidnapping first-degree — and first-degree Domestic Violence Assault. Officers responded to a residence — and found a woman with various injuries. The woman told police that Jenkins…

Selma non-profit raising funds for new domestic violence shelter

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma non-profit organization that helps battered woman escape abusive relationships — needs help from the community to continue its work. SABRA Sanctuary is an emergency temporary shelter — that helps victims of domestic violence — get back on their feet — and rebuild their lives. The organization is raising money for a new shelter….