The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

MoJ ‘put public at risk’ after quietly transferring inmates to open prisons

Leaked document emerges as domestic abuse survivors seek clarification over plans to cut sentences for ‘low-level’ offenders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Victoria to outlaw strangulation and consider making animal cruelty a domestic violence offence

Government says research suggests survivors of strangulation are more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by the same partner

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023

Domestic abuse victims to receive up to £1000 in new pilot scheme

A new pilot scheme will offer the victims of domestic abuse up to £1000 to escape their relationships, the First Minister has announced.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023

Arrest warrant issued for suspended NBA star Miles Bridges, say reports

The athlete was arrested in Los Angeles in June 2022 for allegedly attacking his wife in front of their children

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Police have unserved warrant for Miles Bridges for violation of domestic violence protective order

The Charlotte Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office says it has an unserved warrant for Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges for a violation of a domestic violence protective order along with an unserved criminal summons for a domestic protective order violation, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Gun reform groups urge Supreme Court to keep firearms away from domestic abusers

Survivors, legal experts, lawmakers and gun owners call on the court to disarm abusers

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Kentucky domestic violence rates higher than the national average

In 2022 there were 14 domestic violence related homicides in Fayette County alone.

WEKU · Oct 10, 2023

DV victims' payments to increase as part of reforms

Victims of domestic violence in Queensland will receive greater compensation under proposed legislative amendments.

AAP · Oct 10, 2023

Melissa Conyears-Ervin: I was a victim of domestic violence. Other victims should know they aren’t alone.

We don’t know the true magnitude of something as awful as domestic violence if people who’ve experienced it don’t speak out or ask for help, the city treasurer writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 9, 2023

Domestic Violence Murders in Texas Are Going Up

A new report from the Texas Council on Family Violence analyzed hundreds of deaths in the Lone Star State.

Texas Observer · Oct 6, 2023