Audio -- 'Domestic violence is for real'

(Pat Greenhouse / Globe Staff)
Pierre Joas (left), a tax preparer in Somerville, has sought to educate his community on domestic violence after his cousin, Norma Dorce Gilles, was killed, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend has pleaded not guilty.

Click play below to hear Joas's plea to women facing abuse.
(Audio: Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff; Produced by Jason Tuohey, Boston.com Staff)