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September 25, 2007

Lynch to talk about Lindsay Ann Burke law in NYC

Attorney General Patrick Lynch is in New York today with the parents of 23-year-old Lindsay Ann Burke, a North Kingstown woman who was killed by a former boyfriend, to speak at a domestic violence education initiative.

It’s Time To Talk Day, a creation of Liz Claiborne, Inc., has partnered with the Teen Dating Abuse Helpline to bring attention to violence in teen dating.

At a press conference scheduled for 11:30 today at Liz Claiborne’s headquarters on Broadway, Lynch – with Ann and Christopher Burke – will discuss the Lindsay Ann Burke Law. The law was passed in the General Assembly this year, and requires dating violence education in Rhode Island schools.

The attorney general also plans to interview live with talk show hosts to raise awareness about domestic violence.

On Sept. 14, 2005, 29-year-old Gerardo E. Martinez, of Warwick, murdered Lindsay Ann Burke. The two had dated for two years, but had broken up.

Martinez was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

“It’s a tribute to the work accomplished by Ann and Chris Burke,” Lynch said in a statement, “and very meaningful to me as well, that Liz Claiborne Inc. views the Lindsay Ann Burke Law as a national model in curbing dating violence.”

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