A jury found Austin Walker guilty of attempted first-degree murder, armed burglary and aggravated assault related to a violent domestic incident against his wife, Barbara Walker. She testified against him during the trial.
. Records show a domestic violence injunction was filed against him in March, 2022. It states that Walker was physically abusive and his wife said she’d been choked and slammed against a wall.
The injunction added that Walker lived in Miami, but the woman stated that Walker would text or call her, or show up at her house. In the report, she wrote that she did not feel safe. After the guilty verdict Thursday, Walker’s wife, Barbara, issued this statement: “I feel that until I was in the hospital recovering from being attacked by my spouse that I just wasn’t taken seriously. Domestic violence cannot be just viewed as a ‘he said, she said’ dispute, it can’t be swept under the rug or just seen as a ‘family issue’ that stays behind closed doors,” said Barbara Walker.
Walker now faces up to life in prison. A sentencing date has not been set, but the State Attorney’s Office expects it to be in late July. The Hubbard House is a domestic violence center that has resources available for those experiencing domestic violence. They can be reached at a 24-hour hotline
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