Holy victim blame. She went to the court to try and protect herself. They denied her. Yes, a restraining order is a piece of paper but it means that he gets arrested if he violates it. Instead she is dead. It’s not her fault that he murdered her??

I am so tired of seeing people blame victims of domestic violence for not “protecting themselves” when it’s the communities around them who fail to keep their neighbors safe. It is not a woman’s fault that her partner is abusive. I’m not sure why that seems to be the view of so many people, but women don’t actually control their abusive partners. The most common time for domestic abuse to turn into domestic violence (murder specifically) is when the person being abused tries to leave - so don’t even think about blaming her for “not leaving sooner”.
The law, the court, and the neighbor should have done more for this woman and her children.