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Manchester United player remains in custody after arrest over alleged rape and assault

By The Press Association31st January 2022News England

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. The 20-year-old was suspended from playing or training with the club, following allegations

Pensioner with ‘significant mental illness’ detained indefinitely for stabbing wife to death

By Rod Minchin, Reporter28th January 2022News England

A pensioner who killed his wife after fearing an imagined £22,000 debt to a loan shark would leave them homeless has been detained indefinitely. Hugh Webber, 79, stabbed Angela Webber,

Rise in families with children and domestic abuse suvivors assessed as homeless

By Jemma Crew, Reporter27th January 2022News England

More than one in four households in England assessed as homeless and in need of support between July and September last year contained children, figures show. Some 36,510 households were

Zara McDermott highlights scourge of revenge porn at event to mark 50th anniversary of charity Refuge

By Tony Jones, Reporter26th January 2022News England

Reality TV star Zara McDermott has spoken of her efforts to end the scourge of “revenge porn” as the Duchess of Cornwall celebrated the work of domestic abuse campaigners. Camilla

Report recommends virtual courts to deal with domestic abuse cases across Scotland

By The Press Association21st January 2022News Scotland

Specialist online courts should be set up to deal with domestic abuse cases, a report has recommended. The Virtual Trials National Project Board said that creating such courts could increase

Ex-partner walked 28 miles before stabbing mother and autistic son in front of baby, court told

By Josh Payne, Reporter14th January 2022News England

A violent ex-partner travelled 28 miles on foot to stab a mother and her young autistic son to death in front of a distressed baby before leading police on a

Over 7,500 who made request to disclosure scheme found out about partner’s abusive past

By The Press Association23rd December 2021News Scotland

Thousands of people have found out about their partner’s abusive past after making requests to a police hotline since it was set up six years ago. Around 56% of the

Charity warns nearly 16,000 children to be exposed to domestic abuse over Christmas

By Alana Calvert, Reporter23rd December 2021News England

Nearly 16,000 children will be victims of domestic abuse over the Christmas fortnight alone, according to charity Early Intervention Foundation (EIF). The not-for-profit, which advocates for effective early intervention to

Engage: How claims of ‘consensual rough sex’ hide abuse and coercive control from courts

By Cassandra Wiener, University of London and Tanya Palmer, University of Sussex17th December 2021Engage

In December 2018, British man John Broadhurst was sentenced to just three years and eight months in prison for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Natalie Connolly. While Connolly sustained 40

MP vows to campaign for domestic abuse victims after rape ruling against politician ex-husband

By Brian Farmer, Reporter10th December 2021News England

A Conservative MP found to have been raped by her politician ex-husband says she will campaign for victims of domestic violence. Kate Griffiths, MP for Burton in Staffordshire, waived her

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Manchester United player remains in custody after arrest over alleged rape and assault

Pensioner with ‘significant mental illness’ detained indefinitely for stabbing wife to death

Rise in families with children and domestic abuse suvivors assessed as homeless

Zara McDermott highlights scourge of revenge porn at event to mark 50th anniversary of charity Refuge

Report recommends virtual courts to deal with domestic abuse cases across Scotland

Ex-partner walked 28 miles before stabbing mother and autistic son in front of baby, court told

Over 7,500 who made request to disclosure scheme found out about partner’s abusive past

Engage: How claims of ‘consensual rough sex’ hide abuse and coercive control from courts

MP vows to campaign for domestic abuse victims after rape ruling against politician ex-husband

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence

Manchester United player remains in custody after arrest over alleged rape and assault

Pensioner with ‘significant mental illness’ detained indefinitely for stabbing wife to death

Rise in families with children and domestic abuse suvivors assessed as homeless

Zara McDermott highlights scourge of revenge porn at event to mark 50th anniversary of charity Refuge

Report recommends virtual courts to deal with domestic abuse cases across Scotland

Ex-partner walked 28 miles before stabbing mother and autistic son in front of baby, court told

Over 7,500 who made request to disclosure scheme found out about partner’s abusive past

Charity warns nearly 16,000 children to be exposed to domestic abuse over Christmas

Engage: How claims of ‘consensual rough sex’ hide abuse and coercive control from courts

MP vows to campaign for domestic abuse victims after rape ruling against politician ex-husband