domestic abuse
MLA highlights ‘devastating’ effects of domestic abuse against older people
Claire Sugden said older constituents had contacted her office about their experience, often suffering at the hands of a family member or carer.
Controlling or coercive behaviour now on a par with other domestic abuse crimes
Women’s Aid said coercive control is ‘a key tool used by perpetrators of domestic abuse’.
Budget to tackle violence against women and girls will be spent, minister vows
It comes after the National Audit Office warned the Home Office had ‘historically underspent’ funding allocated to tackle the issue.
‘I can tell you in brutal detail how someone I called my love broke my jaw’: Victim urges men to do more to combat domestic abuse
Eva Komuves (48) was left with her teeth hanging by threads of gum after a vicious attack from her ex-partner in 2023
Melanie Brown calls for action rather than talking on domestic abuse
She has been outspoken about being in an allegedly abusive relationship, which she claims left her without access to money or a support network.
Only 4% of alleged domestic abusers in police dismissed, survey finds
Launching her criminal justice report on Wednesday, Dame Nicole Jacobs called for ‘structural change’.
Man jailed for six-and-a-half years for abusing partner who killed herself
Ryan Wellings was cleared of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes but found guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.
Starmer to look at domestic abuse in teenage relationships after girl’s death
Holly Newton’s killer Logan MacPhail, then aged 16, stalked her for an hour before knifing her 36 times in an alleyway in January 2023.
Mother of woman who took own life brands daughter’s abuser ‘a monster’
Ryan Wellings was cleared of the manslaughter of his partner Kiena Dawes but found guilty of subjecting her to years of violence and abuse.
Man cleared over suicide of partner who suffered years of abuse
Ryan Wellings was cleared of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes but found guilty of subjecting her to years of violence and abuse