PHOENIX — As Domestic Violence Awareness Month continues, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is drawing attention to a case that underscores the often-deadly realities of abuse—and the difference that reporting it can make.

Mitchell on Tuesday highlighted the case of 15-year-old Troy Aguilar-Olmos, who was recently sentenced in court for a violent attack on his girlfriend in March.

According to Mitchell, Aguilar Olmos strangled, punched, and threatened his girlfriend with a gun before being arrested and booked into jail.

"Luckily, her sister's boyfriend was there, and he intervened and got the gun away. The victim reported that the incident in March was not the first instance of domestic violence in the relationship," Mitchell said. “For millions of people, men and women, this i

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