Woman jailed for 12 years for murder of abusive partner while he slept
A domestic abuse victim who stabbed her partner multiple times with a kitchen knife while he slept has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years. Julie Anne McIlwaine 34,
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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence
‘Evil and manipulative’ man jailed for life for murdering partner
A “thoroughly evil and manipulative” man who plied his partner with cocaine and then fatally strangled her on the night she planned to end their relationship has been jailed for
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Domestic abuse victims ‘need access to extensive financial advice’
MSPs have been urged to ensure domestic abuse victims have access to comprehensive financial and legal advice to prevent them suffering economic abuse even when relationships end. Scottish Women’s Aid
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Mother is ‘rape victim ordered to promote contact with her rapist’, court hears
A mother who is appealing against a judge’s decision to allow her child to stay overnight with the father – who was found to have raped and abused her –
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Scottish Government to launch free legal advice service for rape victims
Victims in rape and attempted rape cases will be able to access free legal advice through a proposed Government-backed pilot. The initiative will give victims the chance to prepare for
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‘Extremely dangerous misfit’ jailed for minimum of 39 years for beach attack
A 21-year-old “social misfit” with a “grievance against women” has been jailed for life to serve a minimum of more than 39 years for the murder of Amie Gray because
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Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother lose sentence reduction appeal bids
The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce the minimum terms of their life sentences for the 10-year-old’s murder. Urfan Sharif and
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Father who shook baby son jailed for at least 20 years for murder
A father who shook his infant son so violently that it caused severe brain injuries has been jailed for at least 20 years for the child’s murder. Craig Rowland, 29,
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‘Jealous’ triple killer handed whole-life order for crossbow and knife murders
Triple crossbow and knife killer Kyle Clifford has been handed a whole-life order, as a judge described him as a “jealous man soaked in self pity, who holds women in
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Trial date set for woman accused of murdering two-year-old daughter
A trial date has been set for a 42-year-old woman charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter who died after being found in a pond. Alice Mackey, of Oakhanger,
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