Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

Domestic violence leave laws fall short for survivors

Domestic violence leave laws are poorly understood and disconnected from broader systems of support, with many employees missing out on protection.

AAP

Homeland Security says Marine's father who was deported had faced domestic violence, assault charges

The Department of Homeland Security says the father of a Marine arrested by immigration authorities when visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton has a criminal record that includes charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

The Independent UK

35yo Wichita woman contacts police after video of her being ‘kidnapped’ goes viral – the truth is far more concerning

Doorbell security footage showed her approaching a stranger's door and then being grabbed.

We Got This Covered

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range

Rachel Williams says domestic violence is a ‘national emergency’. After she survived her ex’s final attack, her traumatised teenage son took his own life, and she began campaigning to end the terrible cycle of abuse

The Guardian - UK

Bereaved mum's next fight after DV murder sentence win

The mother of a woman murdered by a former partner is hoping to redefine her daughter's legacy as she pushes for more prison time for offenders.

AAP

Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put condition on domestic violence grants

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot put conditions on grants that fund efforts to combat domestic violence or provide access to abortion resources

The Independent UK

Homes getting harder to find for women fleeing violence

Australians are being urged to recognise the link between domestic violence and homelessness, an issue impacting more than 65,000 women each year.

AAP

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Second Amendment Violated by Seizure of Firearms License from Alleged Domestic Violence Victim

From Tuesday's opinion by Judge Aida Delgado-Colón (D.P.R.) in Ramos-Cruz v. P.R., granting summary judgment to plaintiff on her Second… The post Second Amendment Violated by Seizure of Firearms License from Alleged Domestic Violence Victim appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer comes closer to plea

After almost 18 months of legal negotiations, the man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst may soon be ready to enter a plea.

AAP

Donald Trump is now punishing sexual assault survivors after calling domestic violence ‘a little fight the wife’

Survivors need help, but that's not happening in Trump's America.

We Got This Covered

Department of Justice uses federal shutdown to stonewall legal fight over domestic violence survivor funding

Survivors last month condemned Trump’s remarks dismissing intimate partner violence as a ‘little fight with the wife,’ warning that the president’s dismissive statements send a dangerous message that normalizes abuse

The Independent UK

Dating profiles of serious DV offenders on police radar

Domestic violence offenders can now be forced to report dating app profiles and activity to police under court powers to curb perpetrator behaviour.

AAP

Colours, rhymes and characters help tackle tricky topic

A children's book about a domestic abuse situation aims to help kids caught up in family violence and explain the topic in a way they can understand.

AAP

Murder charge after DV incidents end in two deaths

Two people have died following separate suspected domestic violence attacks, including a man who was unable to be revived after he was arrested.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

Pennsylvania Cop Killer Matthew James Ruth Seen with AR-15 Before Two-Minute Shootout That Left Three Dead

Three police officers were killed in York County, PA, after 24-year-old Matthew Ruth ambushed them with an AR-15 in a 'domestic violence' shootout.

AAP

Coercive control laws defended despite few charges

Coercive control laws are on the right track, officials say, despite just nine charges being laid since the legislation took effect a year ago.

Bored Panda

Domestic Violence Victim Reveals How Siri Saved Her Life During Horrifying Attack

"I wish I had this in 2000."

Evening Standard

Ealing murder: Mother in 'toxic relationship' stabbed to death by husband

Police hope tragic case will make others suffering domestic violence reach out for help

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Family seeks answers after mother stabbed, burnt

A week before a woman was murdered, an internal police review backed officers' decisions not to act on her complaints about a domestic violence order breach.

The Independent UK

Six more officers fired over handling of domestic violence-fueled triple homicide in South Florida

A South Florida sheriff’s office has fired six more deputies and disciplined 11 others for their handling of the case of Mary Gingles

Sports Illustrated

NFL Examining New Domestic Violence Allegations Against Tyreek Hill

The wide receiver's wife made the accusations in divorce proceedings.

The Independent UK

Survivors speak out after Trump dismisses domestic violence crimes: ‘Deeply disturbing’

Trump’s suggestion that domestic violence amounts to a ‘little fight with the wife’ has alarmed advocates while the administration guts federal funding for support groups

We Got This Covered

White House claims abused women are only reporting domestic beatings ‘to undermine the great work’ of Donald Trump

Leavitt insists there's a secret group of Trump-hating women calling in fake domestic violence reports.

The Independent UK

White House doubles down on Trump claim domestic violence should not be counted as a crime: ‘Made up’

‘Things that take place in the home, they call crime,’ Trump said Monday. ‘They’ll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say, ‘This was a crime scene.’’

The Guardian - US

Trump apparently thinks domestic violence is not a crime. That makes sense

Trump’s view of the prerogatives of husbands towards their wives mirror his own sense of his entitlements as president towards his abused country

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

2,579 stories

the Trump Administration

the Department of Homeland Security

795 stories

Legal Aid

90 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.