S. Carolina marks solemn milestone of domestic violence
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As he has each year since taking office in 2011, Attorney General Alan Wilson is preparing to mark a solemn milestone.
On Thursday, the top prosecutor is taking part in the 18th annual Silent Witness ceremony.
On the steps of the Statehouse in Columbia, relatives, friends and advocates hold up life-sized silhouettes representing each person killed in South Carolina during the previous year as a result of domestic violence.
A bell also rings once for each victim.
The 18th annual event occurs in October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
In a proclamation, Gov. Nikki Haley said domestic violence “violates a person’s privacy, dignity, security and humanity” through systematic abuse.
