Age at which domestic violence victims recognised by law to be looked at
The age at which victims of domestic abuse are recognised as such by law is to be looked at by the Government after a teenager was killed by her ex-boyfriend.
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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence
Inverclyde Council leader McCabe charged over ‘domestic assault’
The leader of Inverclyde Council has been charged in relation to alleged domestic assault and breach of the peace. Stephen McCabe has been released on an undertaking to appear in
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Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg admits domestic abuse
Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. Hogg, 32, had been due to stand trial at Selkirk Sheriff Court on
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‘Evil’ man who murdered and dismembered 74-year-old landlady jailed for life
A man who murdered and dismembered his 74-year-old landlady and hid her remains in a storage unit has been jailed for at least 19 years. Scott Paterson, 45, of no
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Teenager who murdered ex-girlfriend in street after stalking her detained for life
A teenager who stabbed his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend to death in the street has been detained for life with a minimum term of 17 years. Logan MacPhail (pictured), then aged 16,
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Sara Sharif was punished because she had a ‘jinn in her’ – stepmother tells court
Sara Sharif’s stepmother blamed the 10-year-old’s naughty behaviour for the beatings she received, even suggesting she had a “jinn in her”, a court has heard. Beinash Batool, 30, Sara’s father
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Webwatch: X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change
Elon Musk’s X has been accused of having a “lack of care” about its responsibility to protect users from abuse over its plans to change how blocking works on the
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Sara Sharif hooded and beaten during two years of abuse, murder trial told
Sara Sharif was hooded, restrained and beaten with a belt buckle and pole in a campaign of abuse lasting more than two years before her death, a court has heard.
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Jury told Sara Sharif’s father told police ‘I legally punished her and she died’
The father of Sara Sharif fled to Pakistan after allegedly killing the 10-year-old and called police to say “I legally punished her and she died”, a court has heard. Taxi
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‘Vicious’ daughter who murdered parents and hid bodies in home jailed for life
An “intelligent manipulator” who murdered her parents then lived alongside their bodies for four years while spending their money has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 36
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