Violence Against Women Update
Posted on | June 7, 2019 | Comments Off on Violence Against Women Update
In November 2016, the Atlanta suburb of Covington was shocked by the murder of a 19-year-old girl:
No one is able to explain any of it — 19-year-old Alyssa Wright was strangled Tuesday, and investigators say it was her boyfriend, Elijah Ramoutar, 19, who killed her, at the home of his parents.
But what happened between them?
“That’s still what I’m waiting on. I have no answers,” Melinda Wright said.
Alyssa’s Facebook is filled with photos of her and her boyfriend. Her mother said they started seeing each other in January. She said he doted on Alyssa and there was no sign of any trouble.
Alyssa graduated from Alcovy High School in May. She was preparing to go to school to become a nurse.
“She had so much to live for,” her Aunt Tina said. “And this was such a senseless crime”
Alyssa’s is a face many will miss in her family and in the community.
“She was such a joy to be around. She was always smiling, always laughing,” her Aunt Phyllis said.
This week, the murderer pleaded guilty:
A Covington man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to strangling his 19-year-old girlfriend 2½ years ago, according to the Newton County District Attorney’s Office.
Jury selection just started Monday in the case of 21-year-old Elijah Romoutar on charges of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault. “In the middle of the state’s sixth witness,” the DA’s office said in a statement, “the defendant indicated that he wanted to plead guilty to all the charges against him.”
Feminists won’t mention this violence against women, for some reason.