The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced that it will invest over $90 million (US$69.4 million) in additional funding to the state’s domestic and sexual violence support services in the upcoming state budget. The announcement revealed that frontline services would receive a $60 million boost, while the expansion of the Staying Home Leaving Violence…
NSW to Invest an Additional $90M in Domestic Violence Support Services
New Aussie App to Help NSW Domestic Violence Offenders Comply
The New South Wales (NSW) government has released a new phone app that aims to hold perpetrators of domestic violence in the state to account by increasing their compliance with court orders. The Avow app allows users to input their Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO) conditions and warns them about the consequences of breaching it, limiting…
Know a Victim of Domestic Abuse? Here’s How to Help Them
Commentary Domestic abuse is a terrible cycle. Victim advocates say it takes an average of seven events before the injured person tries to leave an abusive situation for good. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence estimates nearly 20 people are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States every minute. Over the course…
Woman Slain in Irvine Home
May 4, 2021
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Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was killed May 4 inside an Irvine, Calif. home. “It seems to be domestic related,” Irvine Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Karie Davies told The Epoch Times. “We have two males detained and we are determining if they’re involved or not.” The incident occurred about 1 p.m. inside a Red Apple Street…
Man Convicted of Murder After Killing Wife, Propping Body on Couch During Christmas
April 7, 2021
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An Anaheim man was convicted of second-degree murder April 7 for killing his wife on Christmas Day in 2011, then propping her body on a couch while her children opened presents. William Wallace, 39, was originally indicted with one felony count of murder in 2012 by a grand jury. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 4, where he faces a maximum sentence…
Pets Now Protected in Domestic Violence Orders in New South Wales
Pets of domestic violence victims in New South Wales (NSW) will now have greater protection from abuse under new laws, which states that companion animals will be also be protected when a domestic violence order is granted. NSW Attorney-General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Mark Speakman said the protection of pets will now…
Reports of Domestic, Intimate Partner Violence Continue to Rise During Pandemic
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk. Canada’s Assaulted Women’s Helpline fielded 20,334 calls between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, compared to 12,352 over the same period…
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