Ohio lawmakers want to overhaul the way the state deals with domestic violence cases by activating a network of support once a call is made to police.

Lance Mason, a former judge and Ohio legislator from Cleveland, is accused of killing his estranged wife Aisha Fraser in Shaker Heights last November. Mason had a previous conviction after attacking Fraser in 2015. Fraser sustained serious injuries in that attack that required facial reconstruction surgery.

Rep. Janine Boyd (D-Cleveland Heights) says domestic violence tends to be repeated with an escalation of harm. To stop that escalation, Boyd is proposing 鈥淎isha鈥檚 Law.鈥�

The bill would create a three-pronged approach.

Once police are called to the scene of a domestic violence complaint, law enforcement conducts a screening known as the lethality assessment program.

If the screening shows a serious problem, a group is tasked with checking in on the alleged offender and victim. Boyd says this group would act as a small task force with at least one law enforcement officer and a health and human services expert, such as a social worker.

Finally, if the offender is charged with a crime and has a history of violence, they would not be allowed to plea down to a lesser charge.

鈥淰ictims of abuse, domestic violence deserve to be heard, believed, and ultimately have the opportunity to pursue justice with the support they need to do just that,鈥� Boyd says.

Fraser鈥檚 family came out in support of the proposal and say they鈥檙e ready to sit down with lawmakers to advocate for the bill.