‘A police force has been criticised for “weaknesses and shortcomings” in the way it handled fears raised by a stalking victim before she was shot dead by her estranged husband.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The High Court is due to decide whether to allow a challenge to rules that determine whether victims of domestic abuse get legal aid in family cases.’
BBC News, 19th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A series of police blunders contributed to the death of a woman who was murdered by her estranged husband after years of domestic abuse.’
BBC News, 17th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mandip Ghai, solicitor and legal officer, with Rights of Women, updates practitioners on developments in the prevention of domestic violence.’
Family Law Week, 11th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor and Amy Starnes solicitor, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published by Family Law Week in August.’
Family Law Week, 5th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Government response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ (JCHR) first report of the 2014 to 2015 session.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th September 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Those who abuse their partners through coercive and controlling behaviour, such as depriving them of money, could face prison under a proposed new offence. The government is seeking views on whether a specific, non-violent domestic abuse offence will help tackle the problem by making police take the crime more seriously and showing perpetrators and victims of abuse that such behaviour is wrong. Comments on the proposal are requested by 15 October 2014.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 29th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A jealous boyfriend who murdered his girlfriend after rowing over her three-year-old son’s christening has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new crime of domestic abuse could be created under plans being considered by ministers. Home Secretary Theresa May is consulting on creating the offence in England and Wales as part of attempts to improve police performance. Existing law already covers coercive and controlling behaviour – but it does not explicitly apply to relationships.’
BBC News, 20th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “jealous” man convicted of the murder of his stepdaughter, who was also his former lover, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.’
BBC News, 15th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of the “violent and vicious” murder of his stepdaughter, who was also his former lover.’
BBC News, 13th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his ex-wife and hid her body in her own bed, where it lay undiscovered for three weeks, has been jailed for at least 16 years.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Jonathan Trenchard mistakenly thought his wife of 24 years, Derisa, was on the verge of leaving him for another man.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter by kicking her so hard he ruptured her liver, has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former boyfriend of Jayden Parkinson has been jailed for at least 20 years for her murder.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The family of a mother-of-two stabbed to death will take its negligence claim against two police forces to the Supreme Court.’
BBC News, 28th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Prime Minister says he will consider a new offence for those who attack their partners that will take into account a pattern of abuse.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death at the hairdressers where she worked has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Opportunities were missed to protect a heavily-pregnant teenager who was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend, a report has revealed.
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother of three who fled her husband in the US has been extradited from the UK on charges of kidnapping her children, campaigners have said.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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