Suspect Charged with Beating Ex-Girlfriend

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Posted: 10:02 AM Aug 25, 2008
Last Updated: 10:02 AM Aug 25, 2008
Reporter: Anna Baxter
Email Address: anna.baxter@wsaz.com

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man from London is accused of beating and physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

It happened Sunday night at the suspect's home.

Kanawha County Sheriff's Deputies say they were called to Montgomery General Hospital around 1:00 a.m. Monday because a patient appeared to have been beaten and assaulted.

Deputies say the woman has significant face and neck injuries, including two black eyes.

The 39-year-old victim from Smithers told investigators her ex-boyfriend, Ralph James Keffer, beat her at his residence.

Keffer now faces malicious wounding charges.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 26, 2008 at 01:17 PM
All you petty ment out here make me sick. Apparently Luther and Jerome hit their women too. I don't understand why you would think that it is okay to go to the extreme of putting someone in the hospital to prove a point. My boyfriend used to hit me and then tell me I made him do it. Fortunately I wasn't stupid enough to really believe it.

Posted by: To Luther on Aug 25, 2008 at 05:22 PM
It don't matter,a real man will not hit a woman.Noticed I said A Real Man..Men who hit women,are cowards.

Posted by: Jerome on Aug 25, 2008 at 03:55 PM
Women constantly taunt us and the first move we make they call the police. If we try to call the cops we are mad fun of. Luther I can see where you would say that.

Posted by: DD on Aug 25, 2008 at 01:31 PM
Come on Luther, you can't be serious? What makes you think she did something? Did you ever think he did something?

Posted by: Stephanie on Aug 25, 2008 at 12:12 PM
If it was is ex-girlfriend why was she at his house? I hope she is ok.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 25, 2008 at 11:30 AM
a man that beats on a female is lower than a snake

Posted by: Ari on Aug 25, 2008 at 10:18 AM
maybe he's training for 2012 olympic boxing, never hurt to get a head start

Posted by: Luther on Aug 25, 2008 at 10:17 AM
What did she do to cause this? I wish the media would share the whole story...something had to lead up to this, which I consider a 'reaction'. Come on WSAZ, don't paint Ralphie Keffer as a bad guy until you hear what she did.

Posted by: Maddi on Aug 25, 2008 at 10:16 AM
This doesn't surprise me. I bet this guy will not go to jail and next time he would probably kill her. Thats a shame for me to say that because It's just horrible that women have no protection when it comes to domestic violence someone has to be killed in order for the judges to keep these people in jail and thats really sad. I really hope this girl will be ok. And the judges need to stop being a on power trip and put these guy's in jail so they won't hurt or kill these women.

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