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The true picture of Melbourne’s family violence: 2700 arrests in five months
A police blitz in the south-east suburbs has caught 2700 family-violence offenders in five months, as Safe Steps warns more perpetrators are strangling victims.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Grieving mother vows to stop abusers profiting from victims’ deaths
Julie Adams says her beautiful, feisty daughter died after relentless and emotional, sexual, physical and financial abuse. She wants to stop it happening to others.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Bail for former Home and Away star who stomped on woman’s head
Orpheus Pledger, who previously fled from a court-ordered hospital assessment while out on bail, will live with his father while awaiting sentencing.
- by Erin Pearson
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Sydney’s worst DV hotspot faces new crisis
A service which has saved hundreds of lives and been lauded as the gold standard for dealing with family violence is on its knees.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Sexual strangulation can mean ‘minutes to death’, yet half of young people do it
Pressure not to be vanilla in sex, and porn influencers, are among reasons more than half of young people have participated in sexual strangulation.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Years-long delays holding up vital advice that could help prevent family violence
A tripling in the workload of a specialised family violence unit at the Coroners Court is delaying the delivery of recommendations to prevent further tragedies.
- by Chris Vedelago
Son’s anguish over police domestic violence response to dying mother
The NSW Northern Rivers is in shock after Sarah Miles was allegedly killed by her male partner in the third fatal case of domestic violence in the area this year.
- by Kate Aubusson and Angus Dalton
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Police took nearly an hour to respond to triple-zero call while woman lay dying
An investigation has been launched into why it took police nearly an hour to acknowledge a triple-zero call to a house where a woman lay dying.
- by Angus Thomson and Carrie Fellner
Former partner found guilty of murdering Maryam Hamka will face assault charges
A jury has found Toby Loughnane guilty of murdering girlfriend Maryam Hamka at his Brighton home before burying her body in a shallow grave.
- by Erin Pearson
The physical abuse was criminal. Sarah’s isolation and humiliation weren’t. That now changes
New laws that take effect on Monday are a major shift in NSW’s response to domestic violence.
- by Jordan Baker and Clare Sibthorpe
I don’t hate my son’s killer. But I’ll never forgive him
Ken Marslew’s son, Michael, was only 18 when he was shot dead. Marslew turned the tragedy into positive change - and he’s not alone.
- by Dilvin Yasa
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