Wife burned husband to death weeks before football star burnt his family to death. Both are awful acts of domestic violence and murder. Most people only know of the latter.

Catcrumble · 2020-05-30T10:18:21+00:00

I agree with you. But you know how news works, they're probably going for the fame angle. A famous footballer is way more interesting than some plainjane wife.

Don't know if anyone one else noticed the story doesn't mention how her arm became injured? You learn more about what's happening from what the news doesn't say, rather than what it does.

Edit: spelling

armed_renegade · 2020-05-30T03:51:38+00:00

I'm not at all trying to diminish what the football star did or the public response to what happened, it was an awful act of violence and murder, and I think the public's response and the coverage of the incident was exactly what is needed.

My issue is that the same coverage isn't given to a very similar event, there was very little public outrage, and when asking if people had heard about this, the majority of people had not, while the "footy star who burnt his wife and kids to death" is known by almost everyone around Australia.

PennyOhms · 2020-07-19T09:38:49+00:00

Could also be that the footballer murdered his children as well. Which pulls at those that have children, and a wider narrative than the wife and husband.

I must say though, without knowing any details surrounding the incident with the Husband and wife, I feel very fortunate that this wasn't me as we were introduced to each other by a mutual friend. And her next partner was Daniel Surtees, the man she killed.

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