Dangerous embrace: When young relationships turn fatal
FEMALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-24 ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE ABUSED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER His next victim was found dead In December 2011, with a knife pressed to her neck, Daijah Barnes, then 20, buried herself in the pillows of her bed and begged her former boyfriend not to kill her. A cry from their baby, who laid sprawled down by her feet, defused the situation enough to spare her her life and give her time to escape. Two years later, her abuser found his next victim. Their relationship ended with that partner in a body bag at just 17. The story is not unique. About 24 people per minute, or more than 12 million per year, are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner, according to The National Domestic Violence Hotline . About four out of five victims are female. Females between the ages of 16 and 24 are also three times more likely than the rest of the population to fall victim to violence by an intimate pa...