It was a whirlwind romance for Joseph and Diana Ngbokoto. The two fell in love and married in Switzerland, where he was working with religious missionaries and she was studying economics.
But the fairy tale was short-lived.
The couple moved to the United States and settled in Washington, where Diana Ngbokoto, from Romania, worked as an advocate for domestic violence victims. Her husband, from the Central African Republic, never found a job.
Their relationship crumbled.
Finally, the 33-year-old woman decided to leave her husband, but she never had the chance. Instead, the dedicated advocate became a victim when her husband beat her to death in front of their four young children.
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