All news on the topic: Domestic abuse

A man has been jailed for killing his wife in a first-of-its-kind case after she jumped to her death from a road bridge following a campaign of domestic abuse.

Allegations of sexual assault against officers and staff of London’s Metropolitan Police have tripled in the five years since Sarah Everard was raped and murdered, new figures show.

Four officers from Northamptonshire Police should face misconduct charges following their handling of an alleged abuse reported by a woman only days before she was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, according to a watchdog.

Havering Council has agreed to pay more than £7,000 to a homeless mother after her family was left to live in unsafe housing.

Popular New Orleans meteorologist Devon Lucie was arrested early Sunday morning on domestic abuse and child endangerment charges.

The review has been criticised by some, including the domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales. "The government will be sending a clear message to domestic abusers that they can now offend with little consequence," Nicole Jacobs said.

"Ryan Black, 40, deemed a ’danger to the public,’ set his girlfriend’s hair on fire and accused her of infidelity during a violent relationship where he left her unconscious."

Nearly 50,000 babies are referred to children’s care with domestic abuse as a contributing factor each year, according to alarming new research.

Arnima Hayat, 19, was a gifted medical student - but then she met her husband, Meraj Zafar, 20, and was left terrified and desperate to escape him with a baby on the way.

A police call handler’s quick thinking led to officers being sent to a woman’s home – despite her being too terrified to ask for help out loud.

A court heard how Stuart Hogg, 32, berated his estranged wife for "not being fun", and once sent more than 200 text messages...