Father’s murder heartbreak

August 13, 2012
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Father’s murder heartbreak

The heartbroken Hobart father of two children believed killed by their mother in murder-suicide in Melbourne will always be haunted by the knowledge he missed out on their final years. Dominic Maher yesterday said he felt let down by a system that had ...
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Mum jailed for raping daughter

August 13, 2012
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A mother of four who subjected her 11-year-old daughter to a "bizarre sex education" was jailed for four years yesterday. The 37-year-old Sunshine Coast mother used her mobile phone to create three films showing her raping her youngest child and expos...
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The day my wife beat me because she hated my haircut | Mail Online (UK)

August 13, 2012
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The day my wife beat me because she hated my haircut | Mail Online (UK)

A third of domestic violence victims are male – yet it remains taboo. Here one abused man shares his story. The first time my ex-wife’s temper turned from vicious insults into violence was after I’d had a haircut she didn’t like...
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Woman in court over boyfriend’s stabbing death

August 13, 2012
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Woman in court over boyfriend’s stabbing death

Trent Panizza, 29, was found dead in his Australind home on January 28. A 28-year-old Australind woman has briefly appeared in court this morning over the stabbing murder of her 29-year-old defacto partner. Rachael Elizabeth Boyd was not required to e...
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The Stats that Matter (Dads on the Air podcast audio)

August 13, 2012
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The Stats that Matter (Dads on the Air podcast audio)

With special guests: Kyle Lovett Barbara Kay Kyle Lovett Kyle Lovett is a Research Editor and Author at A Voice for Men. Kyle is based in Washington DC in the USA but even at that distance he cannot help but be disturbed about the National Council o...
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The Stats that Matter (Dads on the Air podcast audio)

August 13, 2012
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The Stats that Matter (Dads on the Air podcast audio)

With special guests: Kyle Lovett Barbara Kay Kyle Lovett Kyle Lovett is a Research Editor and Author at A Voice for Men. Kyle is based in Washington DC in the USA but even at that distance he cannot help but be disturbed about the National Council o...
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The problem with zero tolerance and domestic abuse | Jewish Tribune (Canada)

August 13, 2012
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Ontario has a zero tolerance policy and police officers are instructed that they must lay a charge “if there are reasonable grounds to believe an offence has been committed in relation to the Criminal Code, Child and Family Services Act, Children...
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Mother pleads guilty to toddler’s murder – The West Australian

August 13, 2012
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A 23-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her two-year-old son who was found drowned at Hillarys Boat Harbour. Gemma Gaye Killeen pleaded guilty when she appeared in the Supreme Court this morning. Her plea came just days before she was due...
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CDC/DOJ Survey – Men more often victims of intimate partner violence (USA)

August 13, 2012
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SUMMARY: According to a 2010 national survey by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Department of Justice, in the last 12 months more men than women were victims of intimate partner physical violence and over 40% of severe physical violence was di...
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Lottery backs charity for male domestic violence victims | The Men’s Network (UK)

August 13, 2012
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Lottery backs charity for male domestic violence victims | The Men’s Network (UK)

More than £250,000 has been given to a Cornish charity that helps men suffering domestic violence. The Esteem website was set up by the Cornwall Women’s Refuge Trust, which said it had supported about 300 men in the last few years. The Big...
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Counsellors’ experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse (UK)

August 13, 2012
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Aim: To provide an understanding of counsellors’ experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse. This topic has been virtually unexplored within counselling literature. Method: A qualitative design was adopted to ad...
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Preventing intimate partner violence: a two-way street | Prevention Action

August 13, 2012
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Preventing intimate partner violence: a two-way street | Prevention Action

12 January 2012 Over the last three decades, public attitudes to violence between partners have shifted dramatically. No longer is domestic violence viewed as a private family matter. But despite better and broader understanding, treatment for domesti...
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Kenyan men urged to boycott meals in abuse protest | BBC News

August 13, 2012
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Kenyan men urged to boycott meals in abuse protest | BBC News

A Kenyan men's lobby group has called for a six-day food boycott to highlight what it says is increasing domestic violence against men. The organisation, Maendeleo Ya Wanaume, wants Kenyan men to stop eating meals cooked at home by wives and partners....
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Men Are Victims Too: Conference Review « The Men’s Network (UK)

August 13, 2012
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Men Are Victims Too: Conference Review « The Men’s Network (UK)

A big thanks to Mark Brooks at The ManKind Initiative who has taken time to provide us with a review of last month’s ‘Men Are Victims Too’ conference. On Wednesday in Taunton, The ManKind Initiative, as part of the burgeoning Men and...
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Woman blames Xanax after mowing down ex (USA)

August 13, 2012
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A Utah woman who allegedly broke her ex-husband's legs after smashing her 4WD into an office building has blamed the anti-anxiety drug Xanax for her actions. Dramatic video captured on surveillance cameras shows 26-year-old Brenda White allegedly ramm...
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TV Soap Shocker – Male Star Victim Of Domestic Violence (UK)

August 10, 2012
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TV Soap Shocker – Male Star Victim Of Domestic Violence (UK)

The world’s longest running TV soap – Coronation Street – is to show ‘shocking scenes of domestic violence by a woman against a man’. According to a report in The Sun newspaper “viewers will see mild-mannered Tyrone...
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