More Reach Out for Help Domestic Abuse Cases Down, Cops Say, Attacks More Brutal

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It was bad enough that Alejandra's husband had beaten and threatened to kill her and their five children for a dozen years.

But the attacks became even more brutal after the economy tanked, the husband lost his job and seven family members had to squeeze into a single room.

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More Reach Out for Help Domestic Abuse Cases Down, Cops Say, Attacks More Brutal

"I was hit and kicked and punched - in the past couple of years it was almost every day," said Alejandra, 32, of Panorama City, tears rolling down her cheeks.

In April, she added, "my two oldest daughters told me he was sexually molesting them."

Alejandra is one of 150 victims of ...

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