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Jonathan Majors: Marvel actor guilty of assaulting ex-girlfriend

December 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

US actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend after a trial in New York. The jury found Majors, known for playing Kang in the Marvel films, attacked British choreographer Grace Jabbari […]

Domestic abusers to be added to violent and sex offender register in new crackdown

February 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

The most dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new proposals aimed at better protecting the public. Around 2.4 million people in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse […]

Met Police says two to three officers will face charges every week for months

January 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two to three criminal cases against officers are expected to go to court every week in the coming months, the Met Police commissioner has revealed. The criminal cases are a “mix of dishonesty, violence and […]

US domestic abuse victim pretends to order pizza to alert 911

November 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in a domestic violence situation managed to call 911 without the perpetrator realising, by pretending to order a pizza. Officers in Oregon city, Ohio, praised the caller’s quick thinking, which led to the […]

Florida woman jailed for handing husband’s guns to cops

June 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

The arrest of a Florida woman who turned in her estranged husband’s guns to police after he was held on domestic violence charges has provoked uproar. A Florida state congresswoman has asked prosecutors to drop […]

Emma Day: Murdered woman told child support of threats from ex

May 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

The family of a woman killed by her ex have criticised the “blasé” attitude of the child maintenance service after she had told it of his violent threats. Emma Day, 33, was murdered by Mark […]

Kelly Franklin murder: Lovers jailed for ex-partner’s death

February 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

An “evil monster” who stabbed his ex-partner to death in the street has been jailed for life with a minimum of 29 years. Torbjorn Kettlewell, 30, stabbed Kelly Franklin, 29, more than 30 times in […]

Judge criticises lack of legal aid for rape claim mother

May 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

A judge has criticised the legal aid system after a woman was forced to appear in the same court as a former partner she had accused of raping her because she could not afford a […]

Woman ‘beaten by in-laws with a hockey stick for giving birth to a girl’

July 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Richard Hartley-Parkinson A woman has been filmed apparently being beaten by her in-laws for giving birth to a girl. Local reports in Katalwi, Punjab, suggest that Meena Kashyap, 35, was also attacked as part […]

Russian newspaper tells women beaten by their husbands to ‘be proud of their bruises’ after Putin decriminalises domestic abuse

February 9, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Russian newspaper has claimed victims of domestic abuse should be ‘proud of their bruises’. A column in Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of the country’s most popular papers, has said that women should ‘find solace’ in […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]