Flowers now sit at the edge of the police tape on Rockvale Road, where a 48-year-old woman was stabbed to death overnight in apparent domestic violence incident.
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Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence, NSW News
Moree domestic violence rate three times state average as MP urges fresh ideas
Moree’s domestic violence rate is more than triple the state average. As NSW adds 1,000 prison beds, the Northern Tablelands MP says the answers may lie in Austria, Spain, and Sweden.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Legal, NSW News
More DV offenders before courts: new data
New BOCSAR data shows 6,128 more domestic violence defendants before NSW courts in two years, as the state government points to tougher bail laws and a $184.1 million funding boost.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence, Mole River
Man charged with murder after body found at Mole River
A man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found at a fire-damaged Mole River property following a reported domestic violence incident.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Grants and funding, NSW News
$40m boost for family violence program
A $40 million funding boost means all 52 Staying Home Leaving Violence services in NSW will get a 50 per cent budget lift, helping more women and children stay safely in their own homes.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence
Man charged after alleged Pallamallawa home assault
A Pallamallawa man is behind bars after an alleged weekend break-in and assault left a woman needing medical attention. He’s due back in Moree Local Court in October.
Posted inDomestic Violence, NSW News, Women
NSW reviews assault survivor privacy laws
NSW is reviewing whether sexual assault survivors’ therapy notes should be able to be used against them in court, after victim-survivors and counsellors spoke out.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence, Gunnedah
Mum from Gunnedah charged over young son’s death
A woman raised in Gunnedah has been charged with murder after the death of her young son on the Central Coast. The state government has now launched an independent review.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Domestic Violence
Six charged in New England domestic violence operation
Police have charged six people with a combined 14 alleged offences following a three-day operation targeting domestic and family violence across the New England region. Operation Shield ran from Tuesday […]
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Domestic Violence, Glen Innes, Inverell
New England creative events to raise awareness of DV
A series of powerful community events will use art and storytelling to raise awareness of domestic and family violence.