An alleged feminicide whose name he does not reveal. Australian cycling champion Melissa Hoskins died on December 31 after being hit by a car. The first images from the surveillance cameras reveal that she was dragged for several meters as she tried to cling to the door. At the wheel, her husband Rohan Dennis, former yellow jersey of the 2015 Tour de France. A detail hidden by most of the local and international media, who have signed obituaries to the point of glorifying her husband’s sporting performances without mentioning the suspicions weighing on him . he.
Deplorable media treatment
As pointed out Breakwho this Friday 5 January dedicates an article to the disastrous media treatment reserved for the affair, “Almost no headlines use the term ‘femicide,’ and some have preferred to look back at the career of Rohan Dennis rather than that of Melissa Hoskins ».
Terrible example of media silence on the subject of feminicide, the obituary of The grouppublished the same day, it caused a sensation X (formerly Twitter). No mention is made of the alleged perpetrator of the facts nor the circumstances of the death.
On the Australian side, the press preferred to focus on the career of Rohan Dennis, celebrating his exploits and reducing Melissa Hoskins to the status of “woman of”. Many media outlets did not even mention her name, relegating her to oblivion and indifference.
For his part, the alleged perpetrator, Rohan Dennis, is accused of “manslaughter due to reckless driving and danger to the lives of others” he was released on bail after a short period of pre-trial detention and was therefore able to join his children at the marital home. He will appear next March.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, or if you simply want to learn more about the topic:
- 3919 and the government website Let’s stop THE violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend hit me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association Forward and its help chat available on How do we love each other?
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Source: Madmoizelle
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