‘A remorseless wife has been found guilty of killing her husband and hiding his body under bushes in their garden.’
The Independent, 13th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who killed his ex-girlfriend, her sister and her mother in a crossbow attack motivated by “self pity” has been jailed for life and told he would never be released from prison.’
BBC News, 11th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One in eight women killed by men in the last 15 years were aged over 70, figures show, with a specialist charity reporting a growing number of older victims of domestic abuse seeking help.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly one in 10 of all women who died at the hands of men in the UK over the past 15 years were mothers killed by their sons, a report reveals.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A jury unanimously acquitted the television auctioneer of controlling or coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating.’
The Independent, 28th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Domestic abuse specialists embedded in control rooms receiving 999 emergency calls will help “create force-wide cultural change”, said Jess Phillips as the first phase of “Raneem’s law” was rolled out across England.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother whose rape allegation was wrongly dismissed is asking the High Court for permission to speak out about her case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A high court judge has found that MI5 gave false evidence to three courts as it faced scrutiny over its handling of a neo-Nazi agent alleged to have attacked his partner.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Jessica Muurman examines the judgment in Chief Constable of Northamptonshire v Woodcock [2025] EWCA Civ 13, in which the Court of Appeal examined conjoined cases raising the issue of police liability for harm caused by the criminal actions of third parties.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 5th February 2025
Source: 12kbw.co.uk
‘Coercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Gemma McKernan provides an update on the new sentencing guideline for strangulation and suffocation.’
Devon Chambers, 9th January 2025
Source: devonchambers.co.uk
‘A man who claimed his daughter died in a “freak accident” during a play-fight with a knife has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 27th January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Solicitor General has decided to appeal against the sentence passed on Sara Sharif’s father as “unduly lenient.”‘
BBC News, 20th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rogue officers who were sacked over allegations of domestic and sexual abuse could be reinstated and owed thousands in backpay if the Metropolitan Police loses a High Court challenge over vetting rules, a senior officer has warned.’
The Independent, 17th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The not guilty verdict in the trial of a man accused of driving a young mother to suicide will not deter future manslaughter charges, with more such prosecutions already in the pipeline, a senior prosecutor has said.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A violent and controlling “monster” who subjected his late partner, Kiena Dawes, to repeated assaults, bullying and belittling has been jailed for six and a half years.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘At the heart of the trial had been a complex legal question – can an abuser be held criminally responsible for the death of a victim who has taken their own life?’
BBC News, 17th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 170,000 people go missing in the UK each year – and Holm was one of them. She was adored by her family, who say she was let down again and again by the state, the police and the media.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The ex-boyfriend of a vulnerable young mother has been found guilty of assault and subjecting her to a prolonged campaign of abuse, but cleared of her manslaughter, after she left a suicide note claiming “I was murdered”.’
The Independent, 13th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three police officers are facing misconduct hearings following the death of a young mother who had suffered prolonged domestic abuse.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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