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The Unofficial Domestic Violence Pages |
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Domestic Violence in the News |
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Wife dead: man free May 3, 2004 By Tania Broughton An Amanzimtoti man who was originally accused of murdering his wife, Debbie, during a drunken brawl, is today a free man. He was convicted of a lesser charge of assault, cautioned and discharged. [Full Story] |
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Lover-killed freed April 2, 2004 A landmark ruling freeing a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her partner, will encourage other women jailed for similar offences to seek their freedom. [Full Story] |
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Abused men suffer in silence February 26, 2004 By Barbara Cole They are physically and emotionally battered and bruised and they are victims of domestic violence - and amazingly, they are men.They get sworn at, starved of food and affection, used as a punching bag and stabbed. [Full Story] |
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Wife-beater gets jail February 6, 2004 By Tania Broughton Another KwaZulu-Natal magistrate has come down hard on a wife abuser, jailing an Umzinto man for six years for twice assaulting his wife. This comes in the wake of Durban regional court magistrate Anand Maharaj imposing five years on a Durban man for contravening a domestic violence order - believed to be the highest sentence ever given for such a crime. [Full Story] |
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