All news on the topic: Domestic violence

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Woman allegedly killed by former partner days after police sought protection order
A First Nations woman allegedly murdered by her former partner at a house south of Brisbane contacted police earlier this month seeking help over allegations of domestic violence, police have confirmed.
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Travelodge under fire after domestic abuse victim says staff handed her attacker a room key
A domestic violence victim has told BBC Breakfast how she was attacked in her hotel room after Travelodge reception staff gave a key to her abuser.
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Nearly 10,000 domestic abusers could be released early under Labour prison reforms
Nearly 10,000 domestic abusers are set to walk free within three years under Labour’s early prison release scheme.
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Man jailed for stabbing estranged wife in front of daughter in Edinburgh
A man who tried to kill his estranged wife on the street in Edinburgh in front of their young daughter has been jailed for seven and a half years.
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Doctor jailed for 10 years for raping, abusing and controlling his wife
The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges of assault causing harm but had denied two charges of rape and one of coercive control
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Edinburgh murder suspect Lee Greenan found dead in prison after killing ex-partner Vikki Soloman
Terrified drinkers called armed police after killer Lee Greenan walked back into a boozer covered in blood after slaying his ex-partner.
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Controlling husband jailed for murdering wife after years of domestic abuse
A man who raped and murdered his estranged wife and staged a scene to make her death look like a suicide has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 33 years in his absence after he refused to enter the courtroom.
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Mum and two daughters found dead in Bedford home are pictured as police hunt husband who fled to Zimbabwe
A tragic mum and two girls have been pictured for the first time after police released an image of a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a woman and two children as tributes were paid to the tragic trio.
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Wife jailed for murdering husband after claiming he fell onto kitchen knife
A woman who claimed her husband had fallen in their kitchen and landed on a "little paring knife" has been jailed for life for his murder.
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Army women face greater risk of being killed by fellow soldiers than in combat, investigation finds
Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Roque had been in the Army for just over four years when a man fatally shot her in the head.
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Fake photographer who lured model into relationship avoids jail after brutal assault
When model Rachel Bambrough first met ‘pro photographer’ Christopher Worrall, she fell ‘blindly in love’.
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British TikTok influencer’s mother says daughter was "terrified" after fatal stabbing in Dubai
The mother of a British TikTok influencer who has been charged with murdering her lover in Dubai has revealed her daughter was “terrified” in a phone call.
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Man accused of murdering "loving mum" and "bright spirit" in Highlands attack
A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of his partner.
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Reform MP sparks fury after linking England World Cup defeats to domestic violence
A Reform MP has sparked an angry backlash after calling on the England World Cup team to keep winning in order to keep women safe from domestic violence.
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Man staged fake livestream to cover brutal murder of pregnant girlfriend before making "fake crying" emergency call
The chilling fake cries and pleas for help from evil Stephen McCullagh during a 999 emergency call after the murder of Natalie McNally have been revealed.
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Jealous stalker used hidden tracker in child’s scooter before stabbing ex-partner to death in brutal planned attack
A controlling abuser who stalked his former girlfriend using a tracker hidden in their young daughter’s scooter and stabbed her to death has been jailed for at least 30 years.
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Wanted EXW co-founder Manuel Batista sentenced in Dubai as Austrian fraud probe closes in
Wanted EXW fugitive Manuel Batista has been sentenced to prison in Dubai.
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Met Police roll out Operation Sallus to improve enforcement of domestic violence protection orders
As officers arrive outside a Victorian terraced home in east London, they take note of the number plate of the car parked on the driveway.
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Man sentenced to life for stabbing his wife more than 30 times with scissors
Brian Jutson received a life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife, Sherry, whom he stabbed over 30 times with a pair of scissors. Jutson admitted to committing the crime.
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At least 55 women were murdered after police relied on a flawed risk assessment checklist
The Home Office knew for years that women and children were at risk from a “broken” domestic violence screening tool, The Telegraph can reveal.
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Ex-NYC Mayor Giuliani hospitalized following crash after ’assisting domestic violence victim’
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a freak car accident in New Hampshire on Saturday night, a rep said.
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Three men arrested after fatal attack on woman in Chadwell Heath
According to police, three men have been arrested as part of a murder investigation initiated after a woman in her 20s was fatally attacked.
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British man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering two women on Christmas
A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 39 years for the murder of two women in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day.
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Former cricketer Michael Slater avoids jail after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges
Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been given a partially suspended sentence after admitting to multiple domestic violence charges, including two instances of choking a woman, yet he has been permitted to leave the court without imprisonment.
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Channel 4 star jailed for breaking girlfriend’s jaw and years of abuse
Channel 4 star Jack Woodman has been sentenced to jail after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm and two counts of actual bodily harm at Bristol Crown Court.