It’s our first Camden book club pick and the book for June is Roseghetto by Kirsty Jagger. Shayla is a journalist returning to her hometown of Rosemeadow after almost 20 years away. Roseghetto is from her point of view as a child as she recounts the trauma she experienced. She experiences sexual violence at the …
As Beau Lamarre-Condon sits in a holding cell, the race continues in the search for the bodies of his ex-boyfriend, Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies. The information about the disgraced cop is surfacing and it does not paint him in a good light. According to Sky News, Beau Lamarre-Condon sent fake texts from …
Candace Owens is not a woman you want to mess with. In a clip from her podcast regarding the Harry and Meghan Netflix show, Candace Owens brings up that Meghan Markle is emotionally abusive towards her husband. She uses his dead mother to control him. This is coercive control. There are many forms of abuse …
The death of Lisa Harnum at the hands of Simon Gittany in July 2011 gave the Australian media permission to talk more openly about domestic violence. As Amy Dale, author of The Fall and the former chief court reporter for The Daily Telegraph, explained in a 2020 episode of the Australian True Crime podcast, until …
Darren Reid was fearful his life was in danger. In December 2016, his life ended when his partner, Kate Stone, the mother of his children, doused him in enamel thinner. 95% of his body was burned. He was taken to the Alfred Hospital, where he died, as per The Age newspaper. Kate Stone claimed that …
It’s February 12 2014. 11-year-old Luke Batty was at the Tyabb Cricket Ground in Melbourne when his father, Greg Anderson, showed up unannounced. Isolating his son in the cricket nets, Anderson would bash Luke with a cricket bat and then proceed to stab him to death. The only witness? A young boy who ran to …
Amber Heard is a domestic abuser and a liar who can’t keep her stories straight. She admitted on video that no one would believe her then-husband Johnny Depp, because he was a man. However, when people started believing him over her, she defamed him by writing a not-so-subtle op-ed. She also used tactics to make …
Male domestic violence support is frighteningly difficult to find. When you Google the topic, you must search for the exact words. Otherwise, it comes up with the female domestic violence services. In this Spartan Initiative post, we’re going to cover the amazing support networks for male domestic violence victims. We’re also going to include links …
Domestic violence is not a new concept. It has been around since the dawn of time. As we begin our coverage of domestic violence in the Macarthur region, we wanted to highlight one of the earliest inmate partner violence murders in the area, which involved James Richardson and the murders of his wife, Elizabeth Richardson, …
We all know that a person’s childhood helps shape a person into the adult they become, and Rowan Baxter is no different. We’ve covered the Hannah Clarke murder a lot for the Spartan Initiative aspect of Project Fangirl due to our research into domestic violence. However, this time, we wanted to go into the true …
Kanye West might have lost another ‘wife’ in Bianca Censori. The rapper, now simply known as ‘Ye,’ was nowhere to be seen in Australia when his latest lady love was seen with her sister and parents in Melbourne, Australia, the Daily Mail reports. Bianca, who works for Kanye’s Ye brand, has been away for almost …
Domestic violence does not discriminate. While most victims are women, male DV victims are often left out of the conversation entirely. While some men do think hurting female partners makes them strong, others do not believe the same and do not have violent bones in their bodies. Since the death of water polo coach Lili …
Man Haron Monis, a notorious figure in a 2013 domestic violence case, is believed to have brainwashed his partner, Amirah Droudis, into killing his ex-wife, Noleen Hayson Pal. Although Droudis had no prior criminal record, Monis’ coercive control led her to commit the crime.
The philosophy of “Believe All Women” is a scam to abolish the patriarchy. While it’s more than okay to want the female populace leading the charge, what about the belief of “Believe Victims”? Domestic, Family and Sexual violence doesn’t affect only the female sex, but the men of this world too. Believe All Women wants …
What many people won’t realise is that when an intimate partner starts to comment on how one should dress, it is a form of coercive control. While it is a large part of female domestic violence cases, it does happen to men, too. As per Mamamia, an abusive partner will criticise the clothing choices of …
If you need evidence that female-on-male domestic violence happens, look no further than the famous case of actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. We’ve covered how we always knew Amber Heard was guilty. But this time, we will focus on the domestic violence aspect of the case. Both sides of the fight accused each other. …
Childhood is one of the pivotal times in a child’s life. This is where they’re more likely to see domestic violence. At this stage in their development, their minds are malleable, and they may think this behaviour is normal. However, it depends on how they’re being raised. If they see one parent raise a hand …
The murder of Hannah Clarke was a story that still haunts Australia. A young mother was killed by Rowan Baxter, the man who was supposed to protect her and their three children. The Baxter family murders are the perfect example of how deadly domestic violence and coercive control can be. Moreover, the murders of the …
Rowan Baxter is your classic, stereotypical misogynist. He hated strong women like his mother-in-law, Sue Clarke and sister-in-law, Stacey Clarke, but most of all, he despised his wife, Hannah Clarke, whom he abused for years on a sexual, emotional and psychological level. In a previous article, we discussed Baxter and coercive control. In this one, …
Domestic violence is not a woman’s only issue. It relates to men as well, and there are Australian domestic violence statistics that back this up. While there are fewer male victims than women, they’re out there, and many don’t speak out due to the mountain of stigmas, which are mental health-based and can cause males …
This post might be deemed controversial to some. But after listening to the Hannah’s Story podcast and researching Hannah Clarke’s murder, something clicked. Is Meghan Markle using coercive control on Prince Harry? For those new to Project Fangirl, we talk a LOT about the Sussexes and calling them out on their lies and hypocrisy. It …
The murder of coercive control victim Hannah Clarke and her three children at the hands of her estranged and dangerous husband, Rowan Baxter, was the crime story that rocked Australia in early 2020. The young mum was burned alive when Baxter ambushed her and the kids on the way to school on February 19 2020. …
Chris Dawson has an additional sentence to his already 24 years for the murder of his wife, Lyn Dawson, in 1982. According to news.com.au., Chris has had three additional years placed into his time in prison. However, this has nothing to do with the death of his first wife. He has been given the additional …
There is no such thing as equality. That is how the world was created. While people should be treated the same, regardless of gender, sexuality, race, etc., life is exceedingly unfair to the nth degree. Women are often seen as the victims of life because they’re “weaker” and more “delicate” than men. But did you …
Women are not objects that should be exploited.
