Domestic violence

A pilot scheme to give victims of domestic abuse greater protection from violent partners by immediately banning the abuser from the victim’s home wins praise from police.

In a harrowing account, Katy, a victim of domestic violence, waives her legal right to anonymity to talk openly about the brutal physical and sexual assaults she endured at the hands of her partner.

The government is extending the definition of domestic violence to include 16 and 17-year-olds, but one charity tells Channel 4 News that cuts to organisations which help victims are “accelerating”.

A bereaved father has secured a change in the law to give women the right to ask police if a partner has a history of domestic violence, Channel 4 News understands.

An investigation into the death of a woman at the hands of her abusive partner concludes she was “significantly let down by systemic failures within Nottinghamshire Police”. Darshna Soni reports.

The United Nations says the United States must reassess how it protects victims and punishes perpetrators of domestic violence. Channel 4 News investigates.

A man in Leicester is believed to have killed his former partner and two young children before taking his own life.

A man in Leicester is believed to have killed his former partner and two young children before taking his own life.

Exclusive: More than half of domestic violence services across the country do not know if they will be able to remain fully open after March due to funding cuts, Channel 4 News learns.