On the night of February 12, 1996, a brutal murder occurred that initiated a spark in New York and paved the way for domestic violence to appear as a severe dilemma. A Russian immigrant named Ms. Komar consistently was being abused by her boyfriend, Benito Oliver. Their entire relationship was based on a repeated amount of abuse. Ms. Komar was threatened, punched, and was hit on the head with a pipe that required twenty-two stitches. Although she was sent to the hospital multiple times, Mr. Oliver was never sentenced to time. One night Mr. Oliver threatened to kill her if she did not have sex with him and Ms. Komar was able to call the police. Mr. Oliver was taken in for forty-one days and was then released on bail. When on release he went
