6 h. ago Every 10 minutes a woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member, UN finds

The United Nations has released a report on femicide showing that one woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member almost every 10 minutes, with rates refusing to fall.

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31 h. ago Girl, 10, sexually abused, killed and then dismembered as her mother watched on

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: In 2018 Albuquerque police arrived to a horrific scene, finding a mother burning her daughter's remains.

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3 d. ago NATO scrambles warplanes 'to monitor border' after Russian terror

Vladimir Putin's forces launched overnight attacks on the Ukraine-Romania border forcing NATO to scramble F-16 jets, as Russian missiles killed a Polish girl in Ukraine this week

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3 d. ago BREAKING NATO scrambles warplanes 'to monitor border' after Russian terror

Vladimir Putin's forces launched overnight attacks on the Ukraine-Romania border forcing NATO to scramble F-16 jets, as Russian missiles killed a Polish girl in Ukraine this week

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3 d. ago Girl, 11, killed in suspected drug death could 'make any day brighter' says mum

Olivia Curley, 11, passed away in hospital on Monday with her mother by her bedside after falling ill at her home in Helensburgh, near Glasgow

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5 d. ago Mum of girl killed in suspected drug overdose wants daughter remembered as 'angel'

Olivia, 11, passed away in hospital on Monday after falling ill at her home in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, and her devastated mum, Samantha Curley, has now paid tribute to her

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5 d. ago Mum of girl violently killed in their home makes plea to other parents in heartbreaking tribute

The mother of Lainie Williams said she misses her daughter 'more every single day' in a touching tribute

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6 d. ago Woman who 'died' for 3 minutes felt big thing 'dissolve away' but knows why it's gone

Callie Elwayns suffered a fatal lung collapse but then endured an out-of-body experience before being plucked back into life — but not before she lost an important piece of her

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8 d. ago Cefn Fforest suspect pictured after girl, 17, 'killed fighting intruder' at home

Cameron Cheng, 18, appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court on Monday morning charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place

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9 d. ago Teenager charged with murder after death of girl, 17, in South Wales

Gwent police name victim as Lainie Williams and have charged Cameron Cheng, 18, a British nationalA teenager has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl was killed in South Wales.The girl, named as Lainie Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene, Gwent police said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teen girl 'killed fighting intruder' at home 'told brother, 8, to hide under bed'

Lainie Williams, 17, was found dead in her bedroom after the intruder broke into the family's home in Cefn Fforest, near Blackwood in South Wales at around 7.15am.

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1 week ago Sara Sharif: Council checked old address for girl, 10, days before she was killed

Social workers, police, teachers and health professionals were 'groomed and manipulated' by brutal Urfan Sharif and numerous opportunities to save his 10-year-old daughter were missed, the report concludes

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1 week ago Sara Sharif: Failures saw girl, 10, killed despite 15 warnings over violent dad

A damning review has laid bare failings that allowed little Sara Sharif to be tortured by her father and stepmother at their home in Woking, Surrey, before being murdered

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1 week ago Man hired cousin to kill girl, 17, who reported sex attack in doorstep shooting

Lenard White and Sheldon Robinson face multiple life sentences following the killing of teen Isabella Scavelli, who was shot to death by a gunman as she answered the door to her own home

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Family of Brit killed by partner released from jail to her home demand law change

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2 w. ago Family of Scots woman killed by partner bailed to her home demand change in law

The plea from the parents of Claire Inglis comes after the number of female homicide victims in Scotland rose last year to 15 – seven were killed by a partner or ex.

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2 w. ago 'Murder' probe after man who killed girl, 2, found dead in prison cell

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody after killer Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead at HMP Wakefield

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2 w. ago Horror as girl, 8, shot dead as gunman disguised as clown opens fire during party

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Halloween celebrations turned to real-life horror in Colombia when an innocent young girl fell in a hail of bullets from a killer dressed as a clown

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2 w. ago Drug driver who hit and killed girl, 10, has prison sentence slashed

The ex-taxi driver who had cocaine in his system had also been using his phone before he killed Lily, who was out buying sweets

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3 w. ago Coatbridge crash: Teenage girl, 19, charged a year on from crash that killed pedestrian

The 19-year-old will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

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