Prosecutors are “determined” to increase the confidence that victims have in the criminal justice system, Scotland’s Lord Advocate said after the launch of a pilot scheme to improve the experience
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The number of domestic abuse related charges reported to prosecutors fell slightly last year, though they were at their second highest level in six years, figures show. Crown Office and
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Migrant victims of domestic abuse are being pushed from “pillar to post”, refused beds in refuges and reported to immigration enforcement after seeking help, a committee has heard. Women fleeing
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More than half a million safeguarding concerns about the suspected abuse of adults were raised during 2021-22 – up nine per cent in a year, figures have shown. An estimated
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A “bully” who murdered his bride on their wedding night and stuffed her body into a suitcase has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years. Powerfully-built
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A “wild west” of the housing sector needs reform to stop landlords exploiting vulnerable people, ministers have been warned. Senior Conservative MP Bob Blackman has proposed a law change to
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A mother whose baby was murdered by the woman who was trying to adopt him has said council authorities should take some responsibility for his death. Laura Corkill told the
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A man accused of torturing his partner’s son to death has told a court he is “embarrassed” about being “cruel” to the teenager but denies wanting him to die. Sebastian
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A Belfast conference is set to hear a call to encourage male leaders to speak out against all forms of gender-based abuse and violence. US based educator Dr Jackson Katz
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A man has been arrested after a woman and child, who police believe to be mother and daughter, died with stab wounds in north London on Tuesday. The London Ambulance
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