Another defense witness, psychotherapist Alyce LaViolette, concluded that Arias was a battered woman.

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First, he declared that the bill was not needed because a battered woman should never go back home to be hit again.

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Also, the officer would be required to help a battered woman to file a complaint, to find an alternative residence and to obtain medical treatment.

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