• Domestic Violence,  Murder

    Lina Balbuena

    Lina Balbuena, a 48-year old mother of four, was murdered on February 9th this year by her ex-partner. On January 21st she applied for a restraining order against her ex, identified only as “Augustine”, which was denied. The judge in a specialist gender violence court in Benalmadena, Spain, ruled in line with the VioGén algorithm that she faced only medium risk. Lina intended to change the locks in her home so Augustine could not enter, however at around 5am on February 9th he did so. Their 11-year-old son walked in and found Augustine strangling Lina, having punched and stabbed her, and attempted to hang her from the ceiling – believed…

  • Murder

    Kyle Clifford – Sentenced to Whole Life Order

    Triple murderer and rapist Kyle Clifford was sentenced to a whole-life order today, for the brutal killings of Louise, Hannah and Carol Hunt in July last year. Clifford pled guilty to the murders but refused to admit raping his ex-girlfriend Louise during the attack – forcing the grieving family and friends of his victims to endure his trial, despite refusing to attend himself. After a brief trial the jury deliberated for less than an hour before finding Clifford guilty of rape. The evidence clearly proved that he planned the attack days in advance, purchasing a butcher’s knife and a crossbow while watching videos of misogynist “influencer” Andrew Tate. During his…

  • Murder

    The Crossbow Killer

    Kyle Clifford, the “Crossbow Killer” of Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah and mother Carol, has been convicted this week of raping Louise as part of his rampage. Louise had been dating Clifford for 18 months, but just days before she was murdered she ended the relationship, telling him it was “sucking the life out of [her]”. She made a note on her phone 5 days before she was murdered, saying Clifford was “racist”, had “commented he did not like transgender people” and had used “belittling language”. MailOnline quotes an unnamed family friend as saying “Kyle was controlling and used to ridicule Louise … [Louise was] being controlled all the time”.…