The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Police have fatally shot a man during a domestic violence call-out after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers.

AAP · May 23

Portugal and France in shock: what we know about the case of the abandoned children

The children were found to be in apparent "good health" and have been discharged from hospital.

Euronews · May 22

Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told

Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse Act

The Guardian - UK · May 21

Services won't 'be able to answer every call' despite increase in DV funding

Households are set to be paying $5 more a year.

The Canberra Times · May 20

'Indian society is notorious for abandoning married daughters': Kangana Ranaut warns young women about marriage pressure in viral post

Kangana Ranaut has urged young women to prioritise financial independence and career growth before marriage while reacting to the recent Bhopal dowry death case. Sharing her views on social media, the actor and BJP MP highlighted what she described as society’s tendency to abandon daughters after marriage, even when they…

The Economic Times · May 19

Operation Sallus: Inside the Met police mission to protect victims of domestic violence

Exclusive: The Independent’s crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin joined officers checking on victims of domestic abuse as part of a new operation to better enforce protective orders

The Independent UK · May 18

Who is Twisha Sharma? Ex-Miss Pune and former judge’s daughter-in-law found dead in Bhopal amid dowry harassment allegations

Bhopal police are investigating the death of Twisha Sharma, a former Miss Pune contestant. She was found hanging at her marital home. Her family alleges dowry harassment and domestic abuse by her husband, Samarth Singh, and mother-in-law, Giribala Singh. Twisha's final message to a friend expressed feeling trapped. A Special…

The Economic Times · May 18

Twisha Sharma case: Former Miss Pune was allegedly forced to abort, sent final Instagram message saying “I am trapped, bro”, chilling details in post-mortem report

Twisha Sharma death case: A 33-year-old woman was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal, with police booking her mother-in-law and husband for dowry harassment and domestic violence. Her last message to a friend expressed feeling trapped, and her family alleges she was forced to terminate a pregnancy and…

The Economic Times · May 18

Nearly 1000 People Charged In 4-Day NSW Police Crackdown On Alleged DV Offenders

NSW Police have arrested 993 people and laid more than 2000 charges in Operation Amarok XIII in a statewide domestic violence crackdown.

Pedestrian.tv · May 18

'Gimmick': critic blasts DV blitz that nets almost 1000

A domestic violence operation leading to the arrests of hundreds of people and the seizure of almost 100 firearms has been criticised as a political game.

AAP · May 17