A selfie from Aug. 12, 2021, shows Petito with a scratch under her eye and blood smudged across her face.
The selfie was found on Petito’s cell by her parents after she was killed, and it has never been released publicly.to realize that Petito was the victim in the case.the attorneys argue, police ignored Petito’s injuries and sided with Laundrie “The thing that stands out to me is she was definitely trying to come to terms with what was happening in her life with this photo,” said Jenn Oxborrow, a licensed clinical social worker and longtime victim advocate in Utah. “When I see people documenting an injury, it’s really important for them, they have something to refer back to.”
Her parents approved the release of the photo, but their attorneys say they were too overcome by it to comment., which includes the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, said she believes the selfie shows that Petito’s injuries were worse than she described to police. Seeing the markings on her face should have prompted officers to ask more questions, Strack said.
Strack said she isn’t sure she believes that Petito hit Laundrie first, either. Laundrie’s injuries, she said, were minor and appear to her more like attempts by Petito at self-defense; they were mostly small scratches, which seem to be caused by Laundrie moving his arm out of the way than Petito actually hitting him. Petito had said she punched his arm after he took her phone and tried to lock her out of their van. Police extensively documented his injuries.
SB117 is probably the best thing to come out of our legislature this year. Let's hope it gets passed. Note-DV is an uphill battle & will be in this state until we have lawmakers & officers (looking at you Kera Birkeland) who respect women's choices as much as any mans.
Petito was the attacker when the police pulled them over. Are they being sued for not arresting her?
shameful lawsuit.
Moab Police and others in law enforcement in Utah are corrupt SOBs
Those who are experiencing intimate partner violence, or know someone who is, are urged to call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line, 1-800-897-LINK (5465), or the Utah Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Line, 801-736-4356.
Trib's leftist agenda: it's the cops' fault (despite fact Ms. Petito refused their hello and left your with her abuser). Trib agenda is so utterly non-objective and so brazenly activist.
Well it’s hard for the police to side with victims when they are often abusers themselves.
Those who are experiencing intimate partner violence, or know someone who is, are urged to call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line, 1-800-897-LINK (5465), or the Utah Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Line, 801-736-4356.
I'm so sick of men protecting abusive men. The misogyny in our country is out of control.
Gabby would be so proud of her parents as they were of her
Maybe Gabby should have not stayed with the abusing boyfriend. This is not on the police.
GovCox what are you doing about this?
Attacking the police and seeking money. They blame the police only because the police have insurance and money. The police did what they could. They couldn't force their daughter to take the help they offered. She refused help and left with her abuser.
Fakenews at its finest.
She was the attacker when police pulled them over. The police are being sued for not arresting her? She just would have been released and hopped back in the van with her future killer. Just an attempt at a money grab
Those who are experiencing intimate partner violence, or know someone who is, are urged to call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line, 1-800-897-LINK (5465), or the Utah Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Line, 801-736-4356.