Man found guilty of murdering partner in ‘vicious’ bedside attack
A man has been convicted of murdering his partner who died on the floor next to his bed after he violently attacked her at the end of a night out.
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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence
Sara Sharif’s father ‘in circles of hell but only stepmother knows how she died’
Sara Sharif’s father will be in “circles of hell for eternity” for what he did to his daughter but only her stepmother knows how she died, jurors have been told.
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Domestic abuse incidents increase in Scotland for first time in three years
The number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by police has increased for the first time in three years. Statistics released by the Scottish Government show there were 63,867 incidents of
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Father denies Sara Sharif’s body jetwashed in garden as family prepared to flee
Sara Sharif’s father has denied her battered body was stripped and jetwashed in the garden as the family prepared to flee to Pakistan. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife
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‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told
The “inhuman” violence meted out to Sara Sharif was “completely normalised” in the family with all three adults “in on it”, jurors have heard. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his
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Mother of toddler who suffered fatal head injury installed spy camera, jury told
A toddler’s mother installed a spy camera above his cot because she was “concerned” about her partner months before he allegedly inflicted a fatal head injury, a jury was told.
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Man beat partner and may have slept while she died on floor by bed, court told
A man beat his partner and may have slept while she died on the floor next to his bed, a court has heard. Raj Sidpara, 50, admitted the manslaughter of
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MP calls for all workplaces to have domestic abuse policies to support survivors
An MP has called for every workplace to have domestic abuse policies in place to ensure survivors receive “life-changing support”. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson (pictured) said there is more employers
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Sara Sharif’s father confesses to killing, even whacking her as she lay dying
Sara Sharif’s father has confessed to killing the 10-year-old but insisted he did not mean to “harm” her, even when he whacked her with a metal pole as she lay
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Sara Sharif’s stepmother was victim of ‘honour-based abuse’, court told
Sara Sharif’s father was attracted to her stepmother because she was a vulnerable young victim of “honour-based abuse”, a court has heard. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial
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