‘The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has warned a “deeply unjust” postcode lottery is putting the lives of victims at risk in a report that maps services nationally for the first time ever.’
The Independent, 29th November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Women and Equalities Committee launch an inquiry into so-called honour-based abuse, as part of its work on preventing violence against women and girls.’
Family Law, 21st November 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life and told he will serve at least 15 years for the “sadistic” and “monstrous” murder of his partner, who died 21 years after he doused her with petrol and set her on fire. In what is believed to be a legal first, Steven Craig, 58, was convicted of murdering Jacqueline Kirk more than two decades after the attack, having already served almost 19 years in prison for it.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new provision known as “Kay’s Law” protects victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.’
Home Office, 26th October 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Questions from an infamous 20th Century murder trial have been mirrored to help secure the murder conviction of a man in Lincolnshire over 100 years later.’
BBC News, 24th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother has been found guilty of cruelty towards her young son, who was killed by her boyfriend.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The cost-of-living crisis is increasingly being used as justification for domestic abuse while some victims are unable to afford to get to court to obtain protection, a charity has warned.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In R on the application of AM v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin) Lieven J held that victims of transnational marriage abandonment are in an analogous position to victims of domestic abuse in the United Kingdom. However, while victims of domestic abuse in the United Kingdom can, provided they meet other requirements, apply for indefinite leave to remain; victims of transnational marriage abandonment abroad did not have this option. On this basis, Lieven J concluded that the failure by the SSHD to make provision for this cohort within the Immigration Rules and policy guidance unlawfully discriminated against them and was a disproportionate interference with their article 8 rights.’
Garden Court Chambers, 18th October 2022
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Aspen hoped she could protect others from the man who had abused her as a child. She didn’t realise how slowly the case would move, or how many intrusive questions she would have to answer.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A domestic abuse victim and her children were “forced to flee” their new home when the council moved the perpetrator’s relative into their road.’
BBC news, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Trying to define and prove controlling and coercive behaviours both before and after Re H v N 2020 [2021] EWCA Civ 448 has been difficult and occasionally contradictory. This Article looks at ways in which companion animal abuse or threats to them, can help shed light on what we mean by controlling and coercive behaviours and how such can provide very powerful evidence to prove it. It also suggests that by introducing this evidence into our thinking and case law we shine a light on the links between domestic abuse, child abuse and animal abuse and so better protect not only human victims of abuse but also the animals we share our lives and family life with.’
Family Law, 10th October 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a paper setting out key findings from reviews where domestic abuse featured.’
Family Law, 10th October 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A local authority involved in the care of Logan Mwangi, the five-year-old boy murdered by his mother, her partner and his stepson, spent more than £1m on agency social workers in the year the child was killed, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drug driver who deliberately crashed his BMW into a pensioner’s bungalow has been jailed.’
The Independent, 28th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new study, seen exclusively by BBC News, reveals the extent of coercive and controlling behaviour in cases where victims are killed by their current or ex-partners. Experts say organisations, including the police, NHS and social services, need to better understand the problem and intervene in abusive relationships earlier.’
BBC News, 27th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People fleeing domestic abuse are being put in danger by local authorities who fail to provide housing for months on end, despite a law which should prioritise them, a new study shows.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A domestic abuse victim is slowly rebuilding her life thanks in part to a forensic marker spray she has been given by West Yorkshire Police. The gadget is to be used if her abuser shows up, and other police forces are under growing pressure to adopt similar measures.’
BBC News, 8th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for nine years after striking his blind wife in the head with a meat cleaver.’
BBC News, 1st September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The jury in the trial of former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the charges.’
BBC News, 31st August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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