Domestic Violence News

The Legislature's finance committee is set to consider provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring as part of a restraining order.

A number of battered women eventually kill their batterers, and that number is increasing.

They believe it may be a case of Munchausen by Proxy where Montano harmed her child in order to get sympathy and attention from others.

"Why are you wearing that?" a student will ask his or her significant other. "Why didn't you call me? Why didn't you answer my text?" Those warning signs should not be ignored, because sometimes they escalate into bigger problems, said Suzanne Schultz of the family crimes unit at the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office.

The evening began with two couples consuming alcoholic beverages in a hot tub. By noon the next day, three of the four people were under arrest and two were booked on suspicion of attempted murder, authorities said.

The repercussions of the countryA's economic crisis appear to have had a negative impact on male sexuality with a 47 percent increase in A'violent behaviorA' by men toward their sexual partners over the past year and a 34 percent drop in the frequency of sex, according to a new study.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton has charged the parents of a 1-year-old boy with second-degree murder and child abuse related to the infant's drowning death.

The parents of a 1-year-old boy who drowned after he allegedly was left unattended in a bathtub are expected to be arraigned Thursday on second-degree murder and child abuse charges.

April Jones murder accused Mark Bridger accidentally stumbled upon child abuse images while looking for Spongebob Squarepants cartoons for his daughter on the internet, a court heard today.

The two Waukesha police officers who pulled an elderly domestic abuse victim to safety in the midst of a shootout with her 76-year-old ex-husband were honored Sunday evening by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association with a meritorious award, according to Police Chief Russell Jack.

Police say 30-year-old Allison Alamo and 36-year-old Robert Downs are both charged with numerous counts of child abuse and neglect.

Staggering statistics from the United States Office on Violence against Women claim a woman is assaulted or beaten every nine seconds.

According to reports, Melissa McCarthy had an extra fired from the set of "Tammy," allegedly because she saw the young woman manhandle her child.

Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

Before reporting a single episode, please look for patterns or clusters of incidents, unless the victim tells you they are being abused.

Kaylyn Martin and her best friend had rented movies in the University of Central Florida library and grabbed a bite to eat when - as they were walking through a campus parking garage - a black car with its headlights off came screeching toward them.

The parents of an infant who died with illegal drugs in his system have pleaded not guilty to felony child abuse charges in state court in Dickinson.

A man and woman are being held without bond in a Sarasota jail in connection with death of the woman's 3-year-old daughter.

A 55-year-old Blaine man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, the Anoka County Attorney's Office announced Monday.

A Michigan man is standing trial on murder and child abuse charges in the 2012 death of one of his twin infant sons.