Newcastle domestic violence vigil

Rachel Bond reads out the names of victims at a Newcastle Domestic Violence Committee vigil

Transcript

00:00We remember Rowan Roome, who was two years old, from Lismore in New South Wales.

00:07Rowan's mother had an apprehended violence order against her former male partner,

00:11who had a history of domestic violence offences against her.

00:14Rowan still had custody visits with his father.

00:18Police are investigating Rowan's murder in relation to his father's suicide.

00:22We remember Rowan.

00:24We remember Rowan.

00:27Please stand for a minute of silence to remember the women killed by violence,

00:31to remember the children and men killed by domestic violence,

00:34and to remember the brave man who died as he tried to protect women from a violent misogynist.