Helen Milner’s alleged poisoning of her Husband is an interesting story of how women display their violence toward their partners. There are 2 points of interest to me.

1. Poisoning does appears initially as a non violent act. ie there are no visual physical signs of the resultant action apart from death. Violence as a concept is usually associated with spontaneous acts of aggression.

2. It is such a devious way of punishing or disposing of someone.

It is a bitchy way of expressing anger and is no less violent than being beaten to death with a weapon. I don’t use the word bitchy with any gender in mind. In prison culture the physically weak male also acts in this way. Their strength lies in their ability to beguile, manipulate and control the physically stronger in a more subtle and covert way.

The difference is in the outcome for the offender. They are less likely to be caught for a start. In Milner’s case her partner was initially determined to have committed suicide.

Knowing the system as I do I am of the opinion that many male partners have suffered death or worse by violent female partners who have never been brought to justice. Is my opinion an isolated one?