Krystal Walton's fight for help has spiraled into a conversation about the proper protections in place to help save lives from domestic violence.
INDIANAPOLIS — WRTV is looking into why legal protections for domestic violence victims don't always work as intended.
"It's not to point blame and fingers at anyone in particular, but the system failed us. And we as domestic violence agencies are working hard to come together as one and see where that gap is between the system, victims, and survivors and bridge that gap," said Danyette Smith, Director of Domestic Violence Prevention for the City of Indianapolis.
By the time of the deadly incident, Walton had an active protective and no contact order against Mitchell. In Walton's case, no matter how many times she filed against Mitchell, he continued to violate those orders.