Tag Archives: Home Violence

Victims could be spared the trauma of having to recount their abuse if police body worn camera footage was used as evidence in court, a Sunshine Coast MP says.

A specialist Victoria Police unit launched to support victims and catch family violence perpetrators during the pandemic has recorded nearly 7000 offences while catching more than 1550 alleged perpetrators.

Dozens of Coast residents have been sentenced in court in the past year for shocking domestic and family violence offences. Here are 10 cases named and shamed.

Tens of thousands of people in southern Afghanistan have fled their homes following days of heavy fighting between the Taliban and security forces, officials said Wednesday, as violence continues …

Reports of a vocal family violence in Moyne shire have been dispelled after police attended at a home on Wednesday morning. A police spokesman said he was contacted by a concerned neighbour after hearing raised voices and screams this morning.

A top Sunshine Coast cop says more needs to be done to decrease the region’s “staggering” domestic violence statistics.

A KwaZulu-Natal man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 7-year-old niece. The accused, who cannot be identified to protect the identity of the child, raped the girl in April at her home in Port Dunford, police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said on Sunday. “On 18 April, a …

Police found an unregistered gun in a man's house following a domestic violence assault in July. According to police, the 49-year-old man threatened a woman during an argument in her home in Orange on July 12 and he said,

Home Secretary Priti Patel has today (9 October) announced that she has appointed Nimco Ali OBE, CEO of The Five Foundation, The Global Partnership

It will also include dedicated housing and family violence support that works with victim survivors to exit into long-term housing. The funding for the project has been awarded to local homelessness service BeyondHousing as part of the government's Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program.