"Domestic abusers' crimes would be available for all to see under 'Jennie's Law' - and her brother is hoping her legacy is one that helps others Jason Poole, a secondary-school teacher from Finglas in Dublin, is today a man animated by the kind of anguished drive that propels those touched by avoidable tragedy into public life. He hasn't always been that way."
"But in 2021, malignant rage stole his sister, Jennifer Poole. She was a 24-year-old care assistant, mother of two young children and camogie player enjoying a rich and purposeful life, until the day that Gavin Murphy, the man she had just ended a relationship with, unleashed his rage upon her, stabbing her to death with a kitchen knife, and thus reducing a thriving young woman to a statistic."
Jason Poole is campaigning for 'Jennie's Law' to make domestic-abuse crimes publicly accessible. His sister, Jennifer Poole, was murdered in 2021 by an ex-partner, Gavin Murphy. Jennifer was a 24-year-old care assistant, mother of two young children, and a camogie player. Her life was described as rich and purposeful before the fatal attack. Jason Poole, a secondary-school teacher from Finglas in Dublin, is driven by anguished motivation following the avoidable tragedy and hopes his sister's legacy will help protect others by exposing perpetrators' crimes to public view.
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