Husband who killed and burned wife’s body jailed – BBC News
‘A “controlling bully” who strangled his wife and burned her body after taking out £310,000 in life insurance has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 11th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: domestic violence
Council did not do enough to protect young child from harm, Ombudsman finds – Local Government Lawyer
‘A young child was left with life-long injuries after a council missed opportunities to protect him from his mother’s violent partner, a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The Domestic Abuse Bill: a long-awaited overhaul or flawed legislation with an implementation problem? – Family Law Week
‘Hannah Gomersall, barrister at Coram Chambers, explores the proposed reforms set out in the government’s Domestic Abuse Bill: its scope, workability and whether the Family Court will be able to cope with the ensuing workload.’
Family Law Week, 7th February 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Kathleen Griffin death: Torture killer ‘could have been stopped’ – BBC News
‘A woman was tortured and killed by a man who authorities should have stopped from living with her, a report said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A draft domestic abuse bill Domestic abuse in 2019 – David Burrows – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Domestic abuse is endemic in UK society. The law’s response has consisted of sporadic police prosecutions, a Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (rarely used), and uncoordinated remedies in family proceedings mostly under Family Law Act 1996 Part 4 (the non-molestation and the occupation order). Each is governed by a different set of procedural rules; and different means of enforcement. Views vary as to what is the legal definition of ‘domestic violence’ – still used by the Legal Aid Agency: see Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 – and ‘domestic abuse’, which is now defined by a family proceedings practice direction which deals only with children proceedings (yes, really): Family Procedure Rules 2010 PD12J.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st January 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The day I went to prison, I got my life back’ – BBC News
‘For many people, receiving a jail sentence would be the worst thing that ever happened to them. But when you’ve been experiencing domestic abuse – as most female prisoners have – you may see things slightly differently.’
BBC News, 4th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman found to have defamed ex-husband on Facebook takes fight to Supreme Court – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who claimed on Facebook that her ex-husband tried to strangle her is set to fight a judge’s ruling that she is guilty of defamation because he wasn’t trying to kill her. Nicola Stocker, 51, will argue before the Supreme Court that she had used common language to describe the attack by her millionaire ex-husband, for which he was arrested, when talking to his new lover.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Domestic abuse: Non-physical and economic abuse included in law – BBC News
‘Non-physical and economic abuse are to be included in the first legal definition of domestic abuse as part of a landmark overhaul of the law.’
BBC News, 21st January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This is not love’: victim of coercive control says she saw red flags from start –
‘Natalie Curtis decided to leave her husband when he marched her to a pawn shop to sell her wedding and engagement ring.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Landmark’ overhaul for domestic abuse laws – BBC News
‘Domestic abuse victims will receive a wide range of new measures to protect them in what ministers say will be landmark legislation.’
BBC News, 21st January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Evans death: Angela Ayre found guilty of manslaughter – BBC News
‘A woman who stabbed her partner after he urinated in their conservatory has been found guilty of manslaughter.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Opinion: Why do we separate the mother and child victims of domestic abuse? – Family Law
‘Domestic abuse hurts children, whether they are the direct target, or find themselves witness to warfare in their home. The latest government figures show that half of all children assessed as needing social services support are in that plight through domestic abuse – and when social workers feel a child is no longer safe at home, they can be removed into the care system. This means being taken away from their mothers – typically the victim in all this. But she’s not usually the one being violent. Most often, it’s the children’s father or stepfather who is. As rates of reported domestic abuse soar – incidents sufficiently serious to be recorded by police as crimes rose 5% between 2016 and 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics – it’s estimated by the charity Safe Lives that 130,000 children live in households with “high‑risk” domestic abuse. So why are victims investigated by social services, rather than the perpetrators who cause such physical and mental harm?’
Family Law, 14th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Man wrong to think kisses in estranged wife’s texts were ‘flirtatious’, judge rules – The Independent
‘A woman who ended text messages with a kiss was not being “flirtatious” with her estranged husband, a judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 13th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
London man jailed for murdering pregnant partner with scissors – The Guardian
‘A man who fatally stabbed his heavily pregnant girlfriend with a pair of scissors has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Was this woman wrongly convicted of murder? – BBC News
‘Emma-Jayne Magson stabbed her partner with a steak knife then left him to bleed to death. Yet her family believes her murder conviction was a miscarriage of justice. Why?’
BBC News, 10th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer – The Guardian
‘Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Women Behind The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Rights Info
‘Hannah Swirsky, Campaigns Officer at René Cassin, outlines why the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a time for celebration, but also for remembrance of the unsung role of women in the Declaration, and, realising their legacies today.’
Rights Info, 10th December 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Detective sues own force claiming they ignored his domestic abuse allegations because he is a man – Daily Telegraph
‘A detective is suing his own police force claiming that it ignored allegations that he was a victim of domestic abuse because he is a man.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Domestic abuse: Majority of controlling cases dropped – BBC News
‘Figures for the first two-and-a-half years of a new law on coercive and controlling behaviour show the majority of cases were dropped without a charge.’
BBC News, 4th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Grindr cheat pharmacist guilty of wife’s murder – BBC News
‘A pharmacist who strangled his wife with a Tesco bag so he could start a new life with his boyfriend has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 4th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
