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Judge Set $1,000 Domestic Violence Bail, Husband Now Charged With Murder
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A California mother is dead, three children are being cared… |
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A California mother is dead, three children are being cared for by relatives and friends, and their father faces a murder charge. Months earlier, a judge had set his bail at $1,000 in a domestic violence case involving the same woman, despite objections from prosecutors. So much for the comfort of knowing authorities had already been alerted. According to Townhall, Thomas John Iovenitti allegedly killed his wife, Alisha Iovenitti, in front of their children, ages nine, nine, and 10. A restraining order was also in place. Those are the circumstances that make the earlier bail decision deserve serious scrutiny, not a bureaucratic shrug. https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2119603803561370074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Concord police received a report around 8:50 p.m. on October 23 about a disturbance involving an armed man and a woman at a home on Panoramic Drive. Officers arrived and tried to contact the people inside, but nobody answered. Police eventually forced their way into the residence. Inside, they found both adults suffering from apparent stab wounds. Efforts to save Alisha were unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Prosecutors have since charged Thomas Iovenitti with murder and dissuading a witness from reporting a…
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