A Chula Vista mother of three killed by her ex-husband’s pickup truck is drawing attention to domestic violence in San Diego County.
In 2013, 17,000 domestic violence incidents were reported in the county. Nine of them were fatal.
“That could have been me run over and not there for my kids anymore,” said domestic violence survivor Carie Charlesworth.
Charlesworth looked over the restraining order Leonor Castillo filed against her husband Cesar Castillo in April. Charlesworth drew attention to Condition 14, which outlined Cesar was to have no contact with Leonor, even in dealing with their children.
However, it seems they did not follow that condition. Friends say Leonor agreed to help her ex-husband pick out Christmas gifts for their daughters the night she was killed.
Charlesworth noticed a theme she saw with her husband.
“That’s what my ex did,” she said. “He used every conversation to say it was for the children or it was about the children. He used it to his advantage.”
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Police say Leonor died Friday after being run over twice by a pickup truck driven by her ex-husband. Cesar turned himself in to authorities at the U.S.-Mexico on Monday.
