Ann Marie Pomphret stables murder: Husband jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who battered his wife to death with a crowbar during a row has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.’
BBC News, 15th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: domestic violence
Police failing to record thousands of crimes including harassment, stalking, and coercive behaviour, watchdog finds – Daily Telegraph
‘Police forces are failing to record thousands of crimes, including harassment, stalking, and coercive behaviour, a watchdog has found. New figures show a gap between the number of incidents that are reported and the number of incidents that are then logged appropriately.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Action needed to tackle domestic abuse of over-60s, says Age UK – The Guardian
‘More than 200,000 people aged 60 to 74 suffered domestic abuse in England and Wales in one year, according to new figures from Age UK, which warned that the total could be higher due to unrecorded abuse.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former soldier sentenced for brutal attacks on two women – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Former soldier Stefan Carr has been sentenced to a total of eight years and three months, plus three years on licence, at Leeds Crown Court today (23 September) for brutally attacking both his partner and his ex-partner in quick succession.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Domestic abuse commissioner Nicole Jacobs ‘relieved’ about new law – BBC News
‘The first domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales is “relieved” the prime minister has pledged to re-introduce a new law on the issue.’
BBC News, 18th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic violence killings in UK at five-year high – The Guardian
‘The number of domestic violence killings has reached a five-year high, figures show.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Domestic abuse: Killers ‘follow eight-stage pattern’, study says – BBC News
‘Men who kill their partners follow a “homicide timeline” that could be tracked by police to help prevent deaths, new research suggests. Criminology expert Dr Jane Monckton Smith found an eight-stage pattern in 372 killings in the UK. The University of Gloucestershire lecturer said controlling behaviour could be a key indicator of someone’s potential to kill their partner.’
BBC News, 27th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner urges Home Secretary to review domestic abuse laws after man bludgeons wife to death – Daily Telegraph
‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Elize Stevens death: Man jailed for murdering partner – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed his partner to death in a “fit of rage” has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years.’
BBC News, 20th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mend law and save tragic kids? – Transparency Project
‘It’s a common mistake for journalists (and others) to refer to the Children’s Act. Pedantic family lawyers bristle at this (it’s the Children Act). But pedantry aside, this error is often a clue that something has been written without much input from a lawyer. And so it seems with the Sunday Mirror’s various campaign pieces published today about the law on protecting children from violent parents, which feature far worse mistakes than punctuation.’
Transparency Project, 18th August 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
North Wales Police ‘failed to protect’ woman killed by ex-partner – BBC News
‘Police failed to adequately protect a woman who was later killed by her ex-partner, an investigation has found.’
BBC News, 16th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victims of stalking and abuse get right to appeal ‘lenient’ jail sentences – Daily Telegraph
‘Victims of stalking, domestic violence and child abuse are to get new legal rights to challenge unduly lenient sentences in a further crackdown on “soft” justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police told not to use fines in stalking cases after Shana Grice murder – The Guardian
‘Police officers have been told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking and harassment cases after the teenager Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time before she was murdered.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Domestic abuse victim to go into hiding as ex freed after six months – The Guardian
‘A woman who was left with life-changing injuries after being beaten by her ex-partner says she will go into hiding when he is released from prison after serving six months.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rural domestic abusers being protected by countryside culture – The Guardian
‘Rural women enduring domestic abuse are half as likely as urban victims to report their suffering and are being failed by authorities with perpetrators shielded by countryside culture, a report says.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
“Landmark moment” as Domestic Abuse Bill introduced to Parliament – Home Office
‘The government’s landmark Domestic Abuse Bill will be introduced in Parliament today, signalling a major step forward in transforming the response to this crime.’
Home Office, 16th July 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Costs Orders and Experts – Family Law Week
‘Nisha Bambhra, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, considers the implications for expert witnesses who fail to comply with court orders.’
Family Law Week, 11th July 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Father’s Day Revenge? Female perpetrated domestic abuse, homicide and suicide – Transparency Project
‘On the 17th of June 2018, a father made an anxious call to Kent Police after his ex-partner failed to return their child after a period of unsupervised contact which had been agreed by the family court. Very sadly, the following morning, the Police found the bodies of the missing little boy and his mother. A Serious Case Review into “Child H” was conducted and published in the last week by Kent Safeguarding Children’s Board.’
Transparency Project, 6th July 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Iraq war veteran jailed for killing Britain’s Got Talent finalist – The Guardian
‘An Iraq war veteran has been jailed for life for murdering a Britain’s Got Talent finalist by stabbing her more than 70 times in a violent rage.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
