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Article: Deaths highlight issue of elders, domestic violence ; NEWTON
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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The violent deaths of William and Jane Wyman of Newton last week,
allegedly by his hand in the home they shared for decades, shows the
need for more communication and education about domestic violence,
said several local social workers and advocates.
Police believe William Wyman killed his wife of 65 years early
Oct. 20 and then stabbed himself to death. He left a note describing
what he had done, and notified a relative about it before the
apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.
Lisa Tieszen, a Newton resident and cofounder of the Stop Abuse
Gain Empowerment, said the tragedy has been "devastating for the
community."
"It is terribly sad we have a murder-suicide of an older couple
in our ...