Domestic violence
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A mother who hit her six-year-old son more than 100 times with a belt because he was misbehaving was sentenced to 13 months’ jail on Friday (Aug 2). On top of the beating, the woman also punched the boy, made him do a handstand and kicked and slapped him. A gag order was imposed by the court…
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The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday confirmed the death of a 19-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by his father. Hundeyin said the crime was reported to the Alagbado Police Division on Tuesday. He said the suspect, identified as Olumide, gave his son, Adeyemi a deep cut…
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Singer Cassie, aka Casandra Ventura, said Thursday — in her first comments since the video emerged of her being beaten by rap mogul and former partner Sean “Diddy” Combs — that domestic violence “broke” her. In an Instagram post, Ventura did not mention Combs but her comments came a week after CNN broadcast hotel security…
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A Director at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Olalekan Onikoyi, has been accused of ordering his house help to unleash dogs on his wife, Mrs. Emily Onikoyi at their home in Fadeyi Street, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the couple has been having unending marital issues for years and that the man recently…
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Ghanaian Nollywood actress, Juliet Ibrahim, has revealed that her boyfriend locked her up and raped her for days. Juliet in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo said her sister rescued her from her boyfriend’s house. She narrated that while he was raping her, the boyfriend was smiling and when she told him it was rape…
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Will Smith’s slap seen ’round the world at the Oscars was clearly a crime, legal experts say, but the chances of prosecution are slim and even if convicted he’d likely face little more than a slap of his own — on the wrist. Smith left millions of witnesses stunned Sunday when he marched onto the…
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Many abusive partners deprive women of their financial autonomy, in a form of domestic abuse that often gets overlooked. Women’s rights NGOs have been warning about this phenomenon – which they describe as a form of “economic violence” – and some French lawmakers now want to make such actions a criminal offence. According to a study by…
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The body of a Filipino housemaid found stuffed in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait was flown home to her grieving family Friday, as attention focused on the plight of millions of mostly poor Filipinos toiling abroad. As Joanna Daniela Demafelis’ remains were wheeled to the Manila airport’s cargo bay, her sister broke…
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Johnny Depp has reportedly been accused of violence against his wife Amber Heard as both wait for divorce proceedings in a California court. Image: Johnny Depp’s first wife, Lori Anne Allison. Meanwhile, Amber has smartly secured a restraining order from the actor, making it impossible for anyone to think he’s a wife-beater. Previous news articles…
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Domestic Violence is a legal term used everywhere around the world though the legal interpretation defers. It is the same as any violent or aggressive behavior in a family which includes: spousal abuse, intimate partner violence, battering, or family violence. An act of violence against a room-mate is also seen as domestic violence.
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