Monday, October 15, 2012
"If this could happen to my Mom, it could happen to anybody," said Linda Cerutti's daughter, Carrie Brackett.
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- Joe Scott
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Linda Cerutti wasn’t what people think of when they think of domestic violence victims, said her daughter, Carrie Brackett. “My mother is by far the strongest person I have ever known in my life,” Brackett said a few days after her mother died June 10. “She was the person I would call for just about anything. I leaned on her. Now, I can’t do that.” Cerutti, of St. Charles, died June 10 from injuries from a May 29 attack. Her live-in boyfriend, Steven Martineau was charged Friday with second-degree murder. He was charged with third-degree domestic assault on Cerutti in February. Brackett said she was surprised to find out her mother’s relationship with Martineau was an abusive one. “I want the message out there. If this can happen to my Mom…
Friday, October 12, 2012
The defendant also is charged with a separate domestic assault on the woman.
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- Joe Scott
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Friday, October 12, 2012
A second-degree murder and second-degree domestic assault charges were filed Friday against Steven John Martineau, 48, of the 400 block of Tower Grove in St. Charles. Martineau is accused of killing his girlfriend, Linda Cerutti, 50, who died June 10 from her injuries. St. Charles Police said Martineau and Cerutti argued at their home 400 block of Tower Grove Place in St. Charles. During the argument, Martineau attacked Cerutti, beating her into unconsciousness, police said. She never recovered from her injuries and died 15 days later. According to a news release, investigators used inconsistencies in Martineau’s account of how Cerutti sustained her injuries and information from other sources to develop the case. Martineau has been held on…
Friday, June 15, 2012
The woman's ex-boyfriend was charged with a Feb. 26 domestic assault, and he is a suspect in the May 29 incident.
Linda Cerutti, of St. Charles, died Sunday as a result of injuries from a May 26 assault. She was 50 years old. Lt. Dave Senter, of St. Charles Police, said the May 26 incident still is under investigation. No one has been charged with the attack. However, police do have a suspect according to court documents. St. Charles Police said in a report that Cerutti’s ex-boyfriend, Steven Martineau, is a suspect in the May 26 assault. Martineau was charged with domestic assault after police reported that he punched Cerutti twice in the face at their shared home in the 400 block of Tower Grove Place in St. Charles Feb. 26. The police report indicated he punched her because she stayed out until the early morning hours. The domestic assault charge on…
Tara Boyer
3:49 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Survivors, friends, neighbors, family, and concerned citizens are invited to join the St. Charles County Chapter of the Family Violence Council of Lincoln & St. Charles Counties for our Annual Candlelight Vigil Walk of Unity on Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 6:30-8:30pm. The Vigil begins at the Bogey Hills Baptist Church (1721 Treetop Drive, St. Charles, MO 63303). October is Domestic Violence … more ›