Soaring DV figures reveal depth of SA’s crisis
New data from SA Police shows a staggering increase in domestic violence incidents over the past year, just days away from a landmark Royal Commission.
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Dementia sufferer allegedly stabbed wife 76 times
A man who launched a fatal, frenzied attack against his wife is too dangerous to be moved into a care home for dementia sufferers, a court has heard.
Woman degraded husband with chilli powder in horrific rampage
A paranoid woman whipped, degraded and slashed her husband during a violent rampage – even threatening to drink his blood – and then walked from court. Warning: Graphic content
‘I was telling her to wake up’: Broken mother speaks out
Tammy Simpson’s warning to her daughter Eden Kennett proved tragically prophetic when she was killed by her violent partner.
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Penbo: Home truth about threat to women men don’t get
It’s relatively easy for men to avoid becoming the victims of violence but the sad reality for women couldn’t be more different, writes David Penberthy.
Two men found dead in suspected Glenelg North murder-suicide
Detectives are scouring a Glenelg North home after two men were found dead in a suspected murder-suicide, with neighbours reporting “strange and bizarre” scenes.
Advocates fear DV will only get worse in lead up to Christmas
Following a week when four women were found dead in separate homes across South Australia, there are fears of a domestic violence spike in the lead up to Christmas.
Loved mum planning ‘fresh life’ before brutal murder
Jodie Jewell was on the brink of starting a new life for herself and her teen daughter before she was brutally murdered in their family home.
Manhunt for wife killer ends as body found near remote town
A two-day manhunt across South Australia has come to a dramatic end, with wife killer Kevin Jewell’s body found on the Yorke Peninsula.
Royal Commission calls after surge in DV deaths stuns state
Leading anti-domestic violence campaigners are urging SA to follow in Victoria’s footsteps after the deaths of four women in just one week.
Mum accused of bizarre love triangle kill plot lands back in Australia
An ex-Adelaide mum accused of a bizarre, years-long vendetta to kill her former partner has arrived back on Australia soil after being extradited from a Pacific island.
Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Felixstow house
A man has been arrested in SA’s Far North and charged with murder almost a week after a woman’s body was found in suburban Adelaide.
Violent offender allowed to work 150m from ex he tried to rape
A domestic violence victim is reeling after the Parole Board dismissed her pleas for safety and said her attacker’s job was too important to stop him working near her.
Meth-addict Hells Angels bikie jailed for brutal DV attacks
A meth-addicted bikie who was spared jail after he bashed his partner is now behind bars after he repeatedly breached his strict home detention conditions.
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