'Ugly spectre of domestic violence' a factor in 1973 alleged murder of Colleen Adams
The "ugly spectre of domestic violence" was a factor in the alleged murder of Colleen Adams on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula in 1973, a Supreme Court jury has heard
Morrisa, I agree domestic violence was a factor in Colleen Adams alleged murder, the husband stated" she provoked me, she started at me for no reason" ( he came late from the pub,IMO this was a man who did whatever he wanted...not a henpecked husband)
I may have hit her too hard...... there had been other times??? He hit Colleen Adams?
He hits her as he admits with an object(self defence/ or lost it,) a lead pipe which just happened to be in the kitchen??? Twice??
If it was an accident, why all the lies.
If the reason was the children, soon as they were adults they he could informed the police but the belittling lies about Colleen lies continued throughout the years
Colleen in my opinion was the victim not him.
I understand Domestic Violence can be both sexes be the abuser even back in the 1970's would had been hard to believe either sex.
It took an incident where I walked in and witnessed a spouse beating up another spouse who down on the ground. What is shocking the beaten up spouse was the husband who stood at six foot, the abuser was his soon to be ex wife who barely reach five foot. Before I witness this, she was telling everyone she was the victim he was the abuser, bad tempered moody Ba****d etc.....
Yes men can be abused spouses as well.
When I looked at this tragic case,Colleen"s Husband pleads not guilty to murder but will admit to Manslaughter. I am not the jury but facts remain......IMO...
Colleen Adams lost her children, her life, her reputation even her dignity in death was taken away.
While her husband states himself as a victim and she was such a cruel terrible person who did not care for her children at all etc.....
Since 1973 he has his life, his reputation, his house, his children.....and done what ever he wants.
