I lucked out in life by marrying a truly good man, and that truth is not something I take for granted. Are we perfect? Of course not, and truthfully no relationship is. But at the end of the day, I can close my eye at night knowing I am emotionally, financially, and physically safe. That is not a luxury all women married to men have. Nearly 1 in 3 women has reportedly experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime, according to the World Health Organization. In the last 12 months alone, 316 million women 15 and older, or 11%, were subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, the organization noted.
Although I haven’t shared their struggles, I can empathize with the women. How many of those men started out utterly delightful? How many of those women were abused as a child and know no other way of living? It’s fair to say that I don’t think anyone chooses to live in that hellscape. For instance, I am sure when Kentucky mom Jasmina Aljic married Salko Husejnovic, she never dreamed he would beat her so badly she’d stop breathing and that he’d leave her body on the floor for three days with her kids walking around her. And yet, it happened.
Husejnovic allegedly enlisted the help of his brother’s girlfriend, Shelly Boyd, to stage a car accident with Aljic’s body inside, Law & Crime reported. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a car fire on January 19, 2026, and found the vehicle engulfed in flames. Authorities found Aljic’s body inside but determined she did not die in the car as no soot was found in her lungs. They also determined the car was set on fire.
Fox 56 reported that court documents indicated that authorities were able to identify the woman’s body, which led them to her husband. The outlet also reported that investigators said Husejnovic left her body on the kitchen floor for three days and told their children, “Mommy was sleeping.”
Boyd also allegedly told investigators she saw the attack but did not prevent or report it. Documents indicate the husband asked Boyd to buy gasoline to douse the car with it, per Law & Crime. Husejnovic reportedly admitted to beating his wife and claimed it was Boyd’s idea to not contact police.
Both Boyd and Husejnovic were charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, and Husejnovic was also charged with murder and domestic violence, Fox 56 reported. Boyd is being held on a $50,000 bond while Husejnovic’s bond is $1 million.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of domestic abuse, you can find help and support at DVIS.org, the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or by contacting your local women’s shelter (domesticshelters.org).
