Posters of women victims of domestic violence are pictured at the Saint Michel fountain Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in Paris. In an unintended consequence, domestic violence cases began to grow. “Because of the restrictions, we involuntarily created profound distress,” that led to increased episodes of domestic violence and femicide, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told a parliamentary discussion on Italy’s long-standing problem with violence against women. This year, reports of increased domestic violence, cyberbullying, child marriages, sexual harassment and sexual violence have flooded in,” she said. “These appalling statistics show endemic levels of domestic abuse,” Labour Party crime spokesman Nick Thomas-Symonds said.

around 8:23 p.m. Friday after Christopher Parker, 31, called 911 asking for medical assistance for his girlfriend because she was not breathing. Ultimately, Parker called 911. A neighbor of the victim’s told investigators she thought about calling 911 but chose not to. Parker and the victim had a history of domestic violence, Umberger said. Umberger told reporters during a news conference on Tuesday that he wants anyone who finds themselves in an abusive relationship to know “you are not alone.”