Multiple members of the public used the Oct. 14 meeting’s public comment period to describe experiences with domestic violence, delays in court processing, and problems with police and child‑welfare responses.

Araya Aponte described an ongoing eight‑hundred‑day struggle after filing a restraining order, including alleged court delays, digital harassment and threats. “He strangled me in my sleep… the prosecutors don’t act. The courts delay,” Aponte said, and she urged policy and procedural fixes to protect survivors and their children.

Family members of Capro Cody asked the council and city officials for a thorough, independent review of his death. Linda Cody said police failed to document complaints, omitted evidence at the scene and did not pursue key witnesses; she said evidence including visible injuries and a second bullet were not handled properly. “They failed to collect crucial evidence including the bullet from the scene… I deserve closure,” she said.

Murad Arslanbeck and other relatives asked for transparency and an independent investigation so the family could understand what happened on New Year’s Eve 2023. A retired detective who spoke in support urged authorities to treat the family’s requests seriously and to preserve evidence.

Council members and staff did not take formal action during the public comment period but the city’s corporation counsel was asked to follow up with the family and internal affairs; the council asked that the family be contacted about next steps in the investigation process.

Speakers said delays and repeated adjournments in restraining‑order and criminal proceedings worsen survivors’ safety and stress that specialized services (mental health, trauma therapy, and child‑focused care) are hard to access or are unaffordable. Several callers asked the council to press county and state judicial and prosecutorial offices to accelerate cases involving domestic violence and to increase local supports for survivors.