11 h. ago Aristocrat Constance Marten’s partner refuses to answer prosecution questions over baby death

Mark Gordon, 50, refused to be cross-examined by the prosecution after giving evidence in his defence

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14 h. ago 'I dread having to explain to our babies' Woman's heartbreaking words after partner stabbed to death in street

Colin Richards, 48, was murdered by 19-year-old Corey Gauci who stabbed him in the thigh with knife and caused him to bleed to death.

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18 h. ago Mum was so cold when I told her I'd been abused aged six. I thought I'd never forgive her cruel words. Then, reveals SHANA HALLIGAN, on her deathbed something extraordinary happened...

When I was six, I told my mother that a regular visitor to our home would sometimes climb into my bed and touch me in ways that hurt and scared me.

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27 h. ago Mum was so cold when I told her I'd been raped aged six. I thought I'd never forgive her cruel words. Then, reveals SHANA HALLIGAN, on her deathbed something extraordinary happened...

When I was six, I told my mother that a regular visitor to our home would sometimes climb into my bed and touch me in ways that hurt and scared me.

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40 h. ago Famous men’s toxic fandoms have become a tool for punishing women | Tayo Bero

From DDG to Tory Lanez, a male celebrity is accused of abuse – and his supporters reverse the roles of victim and offenderThere’s a new formula for punishing women who speak out about abuse by high-profile figures, and it usually goes like this: woman alleges abuse, woman seeks recourse through the justice system, woman’s accusation is made public – and then a tidal wave of fans of her abuser come together to help deny the abuse, attack her credibility and reverse the roles of victim and offender.If this sounds familiar it’s because Darvo – the “deny, attack, reversevictim and offender” method of manipulating abuse victims – has existed for forever. But social media has given it a whole new dimension, and powerful people now have an army of rabid fans ready to do that work for them. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Constance Marten’s partner suggested they ‘go together on pyre’ after baby death

Mark Gordon said he found their daughter Victoria had gone limp after they pitched a tent on the South Downs amid a national manhunt.

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3 d. ago Model, 22, dies after opening front door to what she thought was delivery man

María José Estupiñán Sánchez, from Colombia, was fatally shot by a man who pretended to be delivering parcels - police suspect that her death could be linked to her abusive ex-partner

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3 d. ago Rape victim forced to live just minutes from abuser after probation failings

Exclusive: In letters seen by The Independent, the government promised that the perpetrator would only be released once a plan was put in place to manage him safely

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3 d. ago Abuse victim stabbed sleeping partner to death after he told her to make cruel choice

Julie Anne McIlwaine knifed James Crossley 10 times in what a judge described as a "brutal and savage" killing. The court heard on the night of the murder he ordered her to choose him or her family

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3 d. ago Rape victim forced to live just minutes from abuser after government failings

Exclusive: In letters seen by The Independent, the government promised that the perpetrator would only be released once a plan was put in place to manage him safely

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4 d. ago Murderer who stabbed her partner to death in 'drunken temper' jailed for life

Joanna Wronska, 51, murdered Marcin Koziol in a 'cruel and unnecessary' attack at their Wrexham home

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7 d. ago Justin Bieber finally breaks silence on Diddy abuse allegations to deny he is a victim as rapper stands trial for sex trafficking

Justin Bieber has broken his silence on explosive rumors connecting him to Sean 'Diddy' Combs just days after the disgraced music mogul's sex trafficking trial began.

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2 w. ago Partner of death crash motorcyclist had lost previous boyfriend to race accident

Hannah James, partner of Shane Richardson who was killed on Monday, had previously intended to marry another motorcyclist who was killed in 2016.

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2 w. ago Partner of death crash cyclist had lost previous boyfriend to race accident

Hannah James, partner of Shane Richardson who was killed on Monday, had previously intended to marry another motorcyclist who was killed in 2016.

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2 w. ago Loretto school child abuse victim wins landmark payout after exposing 'violence' at 'madhouse'

Former Loretto School pupil, Angus Bell, said teachers knew about it and either failed to intervene or took steps to cover it up.

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2 w. ago Zoe Ball pays tribute to her late partner Billy Yates eight years after his death as she says her former boyfriend is 'forever in her heart'

Zoe Ball has paid tribute to her late partner Billy Yates as she marked eight years since his tragic death while they were together.

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2 w. ago Woman's chilling six words after zipping partner in suitcase to suffer agonising death

Sarah Boone said the death of her boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr. was accidental, stemming from a game of hide and seek that had gone horribly wrong - but the truth was far more sinister

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2 w. ago Sick paedophile blindfolded girl and raped her in 'campaign' of abuse

Perry McCarthy's brave victim told a court she remained 'haunted' by his abuse while there was applause in court as the paedophile was handed a lengthy jail term

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3 w. ago John Elway breaks silence on longtime business partner’s death after music festival golf cart crash

NFL great was driving the golf cart in Palm Springs when accident took place

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3 w. ago Grooming gang leader jailed for 15 years after raping and abusing underage girls

One victim described her abusers as 'monsters'

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