A desperate father has asked a major radio station for help fearing his stepdaughter will be murdered by her violent ex-partner.
2GB radio presenter Ben Fordham told listeners on Thursday that he had been contacted by a father who was concerned his stepdaughter Sarah* was in “grave danger”.
Father Mark* said Sarah is constantly harassed and intimidated by her ex-partner, who had been convicted of domestic violence-related offences.
“Since then, he has breached the ADVO and two police stations have prepared charges for the breaches, but each time Port Macquarie officers and prosecutors have responded and refused to pursue the matter,” Mark wrote.
2GB radio host Ben Fordham (pictured) told listeners on Thursday that he had been contacted by a father who was worried his stepdaughter was in “grave danger”.
‘The other police stations, Fairfield and Granville, were upset that Port Macquarie would not take any action on what they considered to be clear breaches.
‘This guy just laughs at the police and his criminal record shows that he only escalates his violence.
I’m convinced he will murder her. “We are begging for help to expose this and prevent my stepdaughter from being killed.”
Mark called into 2GB radio to discuss “consistent police inaction”.
“Now you’ve gotten to the point where you really believe he’s going to show up and hurt you, possibly your children as well,” she told Fordham.
“She’s almost resigned to the fact that he’s going to show up and kill her.”
The father said his stepdaughter was constantly harassed and intimidated by his ex-partner, who had been convicted of crimes related to domestic violence (file image)
Mark said his father and brother-in-law had been police officers for a total of 55 years and he worked as a prison warden.
“I deal with these people every day I go to work,” he said.
‘I let these people out every morning and lock them up at night and I know how they behave, that’s how this person behaves.
“However, the New South Wales police don’t seem to be too interested in that.”
Mark said that several women who had dated his stepdaughter’s ex-partner had told him that the relationships had ended in physical violence.
“There has been suffocation, breaking into a house to physically assault your partner, that was in Victoria where the system is an absolute joke,” he said.
‘He was fined and had to attend a counseling program on how to respect women. I’m not sure how she managed to get over it.
“The legal system in Victoria is such that he was able to get away with a fine for breaking into a house and suffocating his ex-partner.”
Ben Fordham said he would forward Mark’s letter to the office of NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb (pictured at a press conference earlier this year).
She said her stepdaughter was terrified every time her phone rang.
“She is terrified in her own home. “This guy got his address through means we don’t understand, so he knows where he lives,” Mark said.
I could go up there at any time. I reported it to the police and no one investigated. Nobody. He knows that the police are not going to act.
“What’s the point of the Prime Minister and all those people jumping up and down at press conferences and appearing on TV if no one takes any action?”
Fordham said he would forward the message to NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb’s office and pass it on to NSW Police.
*Names in this story have been changed to protect their identities.
