Dempsey Nibbs found guilty of beheading wife Judith Nibbs – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of beheading his common-law wife at their east London flat.’
BBC News, 12th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: domestic violence
Former police officer sentenced for preying on domestic abuse victims for sexual gratification – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Michael McMillan, a former Merseyside police officer has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for seven counts of misconduct in public office.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th April 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
From domestic violence to coercive control – OUP Blog
‘When a major obstacle is removed to our progress, idealist intellectuals like myself rejoice. I was introduced to one such obstacle in the early l970s, when a woman hiding from her abusive husband in our home told us “violence wasn’t the worst part.” Like the millions of other victimized women we have served in the ensuing years, she understood that the prevailing equation of partner abuse with domestic violence has little relation to her lived experience of oppression.’
OUP Blog, 8th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Woman forced to live like slave by husband says sentence too lenient – The Guardian
‘A woman whose former husband became the first Briton convicted of keeping their spouse in domestic servitude has called for police to be better trained in understanding such crimes, saying she had to “literally beg” officers to take her away to a refuge.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British man faces jail after keeping wife as a slave – The Independent
‘A Londoner who brought his Pakistani bride to the UK to use her as a slave and beat her so badly she tried to end her life faces jail.’
The Independent, 27th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children: Private Law Update (March 2016) – Family Law Week
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Husband jailed for ‘brutal’ murder of concert pianist wife Natalia Strelchenko – Daily Telegraph
‘John Martin killed talented musician Natalia Strelchenko on their two year wedding anniversary.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for deliberately dousing wife in white spirt and setting her on fire after argument – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed after being convicted of deliberately setting his wife on fire, killing her.’
The Independent, 21st March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mending Rainbows: Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community/Communities – Family Law Week
‘It is widely acknowledged that domestic abuse/violence is a devastating crime that can destroy the lives of victims and their families. However, the prevalent “script” of domestic abuse is gendered and heteronormative, whereby the abuser is always male and the victim always female. It is generally disregarded that approximately 25% of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community/communities experience domestic abuse, which is the same rate of domestic abuse perpetrated against heterosexual women. Likewise, in a recent study on domestic abuse in the transgendered community in Scotland, 80% of respondents stated that they had experienced emotionally, sexually, or physically abusive behaviour by a partner or ex-partner.’
Family Law Week, 9th March 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Sharon Edwards: Violent wife murdered lawyer husband – BBC News
‘A woman who regularly beat her newly-wed husband has been convicted of his murder by stabbing him through the heart.’
BBC News, 8th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why is domestic abuse still not taken seriously in UK courts? – The Guardian
‘Female victims left in fear for their lives speak out about the failure of the justice system to punish abusers with long prison sentences.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Round-up: companies off the hook for human rights abuses? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The UK government is letting companies “off the hook” for human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th February 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Catalogue of errors around protection of Jayden Parkinson before murder, review finds – Daily Telegraph
‘Police and care services criticised over handling of Jayden Parkinson, 17, who was strangled by her violent ex-partner Ben Blakeley after she told him she was pregnant.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sharon Edwards: Newly-wed bride ‘killed her lawyer husband after he lost his job’, court hears – The Independent
‘A jealous new bride who “perhaps quite liked the idea of being Mrs Edwards, a solicitor’s wife” fatally stabbed her husband after he was told he was being made redundant, a court has heard.’
The Independent, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government’s review of child protection must not undermine vital services – The Guardian
‘The government’s review of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs), due to report in March, is reshaping the architecture of child protection. LSCBs are tasked with oversight of agencies that protect children, including local authorities, police, schools and health. This is a fundamental review, which implies far-reaching change, and is of huge public interest. The spotlight on this review is made more intense by the cross-departmental children’s taskforce: one key outcome from it must be a better coordinated approach across government departments.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Domestic violence legal aid changes were ‘invalid’ – BBC News
‘A women’s charity has won an appeal against rule changes which it said “cut too many women off” from legal aid in domestic violence cases.’
BBC News, 19th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
