S.C. dad fights domestic violence after losing daughter, wife
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - The recent loss of both a daughter and a wife is pushing one man to put conversations surrounding domestic violence at the forefront.
Larry Pinckney describes it as impossible to explain the loss of his two loved ones between June and July.
“Most people don’t experience standing still of time until there is trauma,” Pinckney says. “You get a phone call that someone ed and you gasp. Time stands still.”
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His daughter, 29-year-old Jasmine Elizabeth Anderson, was shot and killed in the early hours of June 20.
The man arrested, 29-year-old Geread Sonny Richardson, was denied bond. Pinckney confirmed his daughter and Richardson were in an active relationship.
A month after Anderson’s death and days before her birthday, Pinckney then lost his wife, Sadeena.
“My daughter was 29. My wife was 44. I buried my wife on my daughter’s birthday,” Pinckney says.
Pinckney describes both his wife and daughter as beacons of light and love to their family. All three of them were in the trucking business together, a characteristic Pinckney says he’ll hold close to his heart.
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Anderson left behind four children, each under the age of 12. Pinckney says now, acting as a single parent to four, he has concerns about how these children will learn and grow up in this space.
“They learned a new word this morning, which was domestic violence. I asked them at the table while we ate a bowl of cereal. It can be family, it can be friends,” Pinckney says.
Pinckney believes his new purpose is to raise awareness for the generational traumas festered by domestic violence. Pinckney says he grew up in a household where domestic violence was prominent, so for him, he sees the “beginning, middle and end” it creates.
He adds it continues to not only hurt those directly involved but also the loved ones who surround them, sometimes for their entire lives. He describes the impacts it creates as multi-layered, through physical and emotional damage.
“How did that happen? Why did that happen? How does it break down and affect family? They have to live with that stain just like we have to live with our loss. Nobody wins in this situation,” Pinckney says.
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My Sister’s House, a nonprofit shelter for victims, says those who are exposed to domestic violence at a young age are more susceptible to internalizing it and bringing it into adulthood. When a loss occurs within a family, it often creates questioning from loved ones about their efforts to keep the person safe.
“Children who witness [domestic violence] in the household, if they are boys, are more likely to grow up and become abs. If they are girls, they are more likely to grow up and become victims,” My Sister’s House CEO Tosha Connors says.
My Sister’s House offers a 24/7 crisis line at 800-273-4673 and resources in the form of shelters, survival supplies, programs and groups at this link.
Pinckney would like to see more preventative measures and fewer resources that simply react to the results. This comes from conversations and education in the household early on.
“Once it happens to you and you go through it, you realize it’s a never-ending journey and your life is never going to be the same. My purpose is to move forward, to help others,” Pinckney says.
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