Man who attacked ex-girlfriend killed by victim's mom and sister with golf club and kitchen knife

[Zorro]

A man who attacked his estranged girlfriend in her California home on Saturday was killed by the woman's mother and sister who used a golf club and a kitchen knife to defend her, authorities said.

Authorities pronounced the man dead at the South Pasadena home, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department said in a news release. The county coroner's office identified him as Justin Goss, 40, of Glendale, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The women "were well within their right to act in defense of their sister and daughter" and are not expected to face charges, Lt. Barry Hall told the newspaper.

South Pasadena officers found the home's front window shattered and heard the women screaming inside after responding to a report of domestic violence on Saturday morning, according to the release. Authorities said the man broke into the house and began to beat and choke the woman.

https://news.yahoo.com/man-attacked-ex-girlfriend-killed-234120266.html

[vercetti2021]

1. Don't fuck with family

I would have done the same. Good on the mother and sister removing a piece of shit off the earth.

[Aristus]

2. Well, I guess he won't do that again.

Well done, ladies...

[BGBD]

3. Good.

[rustysgurl]

4. Got what he deserved. n/t

[ShazzieB]

13. Agreed.

The way I look at it, there is now one less dirtbag in the world. Men who commit acts of domestic violence are pond scum. They think they have the right to hit a woman just because she annoys them or doesn't want to obey their every whim. And they always have bogus excuses like "It's her fault! She pushes my buttons on purpose!"

Kudos to Mom and Sis for dealing with that scrote appropriately.

[betsuni]

5. Good.

[Takket]

6. good. shame to let him walk around another 40 years wasting precious oxygen

[Laffy Kat]

7. Thank god her mom and sis were there to save her.

What an awful thing to go through.

[yankeepants]

8. I wonder what club they used...

[apcalc]

9. I think some serious damage can be done with an 8 iron.

[yankeepants]

35. Yup. That will leave a divot.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. Mashie.

Good for mashing brains, when necessary.

Fore!

[wryter2000]

10. I'm a terrible person

This makes me happy

[Flaleftist]

12. It's a better outcome than the alternative.

[smirkymonkey]

11. Well done, mom and sis!

[wnylib]

14. Reminds me of a case in my hometown

in the 1970's. A man had repeatedly beaten his wife and threatened to kill her. Then one night when he was choking her, his 14 year old son shot and killed him with a hunting rifle.

The kid was not charged since he was defending his mother.

[herding cats]

17. Yet, he's dealt with it emotionally his entire life.

Sure, he was in the right but police should have dealt with the offender long before that point.

This is the sad reality of how poorly we (as a society) have dealt with domestic abuse. The victims are left to defend themselves, consequences be damned. And, that child was also a victim of domestic abuse. Even if (doubtful) a hand was never laid on them.

Tales such as this aren't victories, they're evidence of our failures.

[KentuckyWoman]

30. This.

[wnylib]

31. For sure the kid had a lot to

deal with. There was a lot of discussion about it at the time, and his need for counseling.

I am familiar with domestic violence, as a survivor. I don't know what prior police contact that woman had before her son shot his father. But I have no complaints about the police in my case. The only way to explain it is to tell how they handled it and why.

When I was 20, (50 years ago) my husband threw a steak knife at me during dinner because he was angry that I had come home sick from work. It stuck in my side before falling to the floor, leaving a badly bleeding wound. On the way to the hospital he warned me to tell the doctor that it was an accident.

The hospital policy was to call in police for knife or gunshot wounds. My ex husband refused to leave the ER when the police said they wanted to speak to me alone. They had to threaten him with physical removal and arrest before he gave in. But, pretending to kiss my cheek, he whispered in my ear that I was dead if I said anything. To emphasize it, he dug his nails into my palm hard enough to leave a mark while holding my hand.

The police told me straight out that they did not believe my story. They were very understanding about my fear. They promised that my husband would go to jail if I pressed charges. The law allowed for 6 weeks, just long enough for him to lose his job, stew about it, blame me, and come out ready to kill. I told the police that. They said they would have a patrol car in my neighborhood to watch out for me. The location and layout of where I lived meant I'd be dead before the patrol car could respond, so I told them that if they couldn't provide 24/7, one on one protection, I'd have to stick with the accident story.

Those two cops then gave me advice that I followed, when I was able. First was a straight talk that my husband would get worse and eventually, he would kill me anyway if I didn't leave. They saw that happen too many times. They advised me to put aside some money and plan for where, when, and how I could safely leave. They gave me their cards to call when I was ready.

I ran into brick walls looking for a safe place to go until
a co-worker said I could move in with her. She was a couple years older and had divorced an abusive man. She had a German shepherd who was fiercely protective, but gentle as a pet. The ex escalated. There were many incidents that I won't relate here, except to say that they involved death threats and two attempts. He stalked me for several years, even after I remarried and moved away.

The advice from those cops in the ER was invaluable. They validated my concerns, were sympathetic, made me face reality about the future, and gave practical advice on getting out safely and seeking help. Today, charges are mandatory and automatic in those situations. There are safe houses for women and children now, although some are good and others are very inadequate. I know because I have volunteered in them.

My ex died young, in his 40's, from some pretty hard living. When my mother called to tell me he had died, my first reaction was immense relief. Then I celebrated. If that makes me a bad person, so be it.

[TryLogic]

15. I'm so glad the woman (apparently) let her mother and sister know she was in danger.

I'm so glad the woman admitted to herself she was in danger.

They will all be traumatized, but they did what needed to be done.

[LisaL]

24. He reportedly broke into their house through a window and started chocking her.

It'd be kind of hard not to figure out at that point she was in danger even if she didn't let them know personally.

[SunSeeker]

16. Good. He won't ever hurt anyone else. nt

[herding cats]

18. Sure, we're happy this is how this ended.

The victim was harmed and family forced to protect their loved one. Yay. Peoples lives are damaged forever.

The man threw a large concrete paver through the front window of a home in the 500 block of Five Oaks Drive, stepped inside and began choking the woman and punching her in the face, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Barry Hall.

Then her loved ones were forced to kill the assailant to save her life. So much damage done to all the victims here, but he's dead so, people are happy.

Lives are irrevocably altered here and it's quite possible it was avoidable if we took matters such as this more seriously. Victims family should never be the last layer of protection between them and their violent abuser.

This breaks my heart to read.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. I fully understand where you're coming from.

Consider how you would have felt if he'd succeeded in murdering his ex-girlfriend and gotten away with it.

I think that an outcome that isn't all that great, can still be good.

[herding cats]

20. Yeah, it's a better outcome.

It's still far from the best outcome.

I've been there, I know how painfully inadequate our system is for the abused person.

Please, forgive me not celebrating this particular outcome. More people were harmed and traumatized here. They'll all have emotional scars for the remainder of their lives. I have an extremely difficult time celebrating their having to manage this on their own.

Peace.

[Demovictory9]

32. Their were two possibilities..he died or.she died

People are happy the victim wasnt the one to die

[lpbk2713]

21. Fore!

That knife made a hole in one.

[Ligyron]

22. I see what you did there.

[Joinfortmill]

23. Good. One less abuser.

[58Sunliner]

25. I'm glad the perp was stopped. Those poor people having to live with the memory of that creep.

[RockRaven]

27. +1

[BigDemVoter]

26. Good. I'm surprised the motherfucker didn't have a gun.

[Cha]

28. Good thing her mom & sister

were there!

[Demovictory9]

33. Yeah or she would be.dead

[Talitha]

29. And that's the way it's done...

I'm glad her Family was there to defend her.