In March 2014, Valerie Forde and her one-year-old daughter Jahzara were murdered by her ex-partner. He attacked Ms Forde with a machete and a hammer and slit Jahzara’s throat. Six weeks earlier, he had threatened to burn down their house in Hackney, east London, with everybody inside. This was recorded as a threat to property…
There are fears this lack of training means opportunities to help vulnerable abuse victims are being needlessly missed. By Sanya Burgess, News reporter First published: 10 August 2019 More than half of front-line healthcare staff say they do not feel able to identify a domestic abuse victim, according to a new survey. The number of…
Bullying boyfriend whose partner took her own life after turning from outgoing young mum to ‘prisoner in her own home’ due to his beatings is jailed after joking about her suicide. By Connor Boyd First Published: 26 March 2018 An ex-soldier who bullied and beat his girlfriend into taking her own life before joking about…
by Victoria Ward First published: 16 APRIL 2018 Controlling girlfriend is the ‘first woman convicted’ of new domestic abuse offence. Jordan Worth was convicted of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship A university graduate is believed to be the first woman convicted under new domestic abuse laws after scalding her boyfriend with boiling…
Mick Philpott convicted for the manslaughter of six children after he torched his own home By Sam Christie 17 Apr 2018, 22:05 Mick Philpott’s Narcissistic traits coupled with his coercively controlling behaviours resulted in the death of his 6 children when he was trying to play both the hero and the victim. CHILD killer Mick…