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Mississippi 6th grader commits suicide over bullying
By WFAA on 03/13/2018 “… Andrew’s mother, Cheryl Hudson, told WREG that on March 6, the 12-year-old left a note for his family then hanged himself. His 16-year-old brother found the body. The teen says he is also being bullied. …” Read the entire article: http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/mississippi-6th-grader-commits-suicide-over-bullying/507-528075836
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Why seniors are susceptible to phone scams and fraud, and how to stop them
By USC News on 03/12/2018 “… Victims filed nearly 354,000 fraud complaints about imposters to the Federal Trade Commission in 2015 alone, and many of them were for phone scams targeting the elderly. …” Read the entire article: http://news.usc.edu/135031/senior-scams-and-fraud-due-to-aging-brain/
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HEATHER LOCKLEAR WILL ESCAPE FELONY CHARGE In Domestic Violence Arrest
By TMZ on 03/12/2018 “… The D.A. has charged Heather with four counts of misdemeanor battery on an officer. She’s also facing one charge of resisting or obstructing an officer.She was not charged with hitting her boyfriend, even though that’s why she was originally arrested. …” Read the entire article: http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/12/heather-locklear-charged-felony-domestic-violence-battery-cops/
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Mark Brooks of Mankind Initiative on male domestic abuse
By Somerset County Gazette on 03/12/2018 “… DOMESTIC violence against men is largely overlooked by society, despite one in three victims being male, according to a Taunton-based charity. Mark Brooks, chairman of The ManKind Initiative, which supports men who have been abused in their homes, has welcomed the launch of a consultation on a new Domestic Abuse…
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Order to reveal judges’ training in sexual-assault cases blocked
By Global And Mail on 10/10/2017 “… Justice John Little of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench agreed with the NJI and did not ask its lawyers to present their arguments. After hearing from Mr. Engel, Justice Little dismissed the application. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/order-to-reveal-judges-training-in-sexual-assault-cases-blocked/article36536855/
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Family: Hidden camera recorded abuse against father at Livonia senior facility
By Hometown Life on 03/05/2018 “… After Salim Younes’s father, Hussein Younes, began complaining to him about the treatment he received at Autumnwood of Livonia back in 2015, the son decided to see what he could do. …” Read the entire article: https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2018/03/05/family-hidden-camera-recorded-abuse-against-father-livonia-senior-facility/396593002/
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Yale Student Found Not Guilty in Rape Trial
By NY Times on 03/07/2018 “… A Yale student who had been suspended by the university was found not guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a fellow student, in a rare college rape accusation to be tried in the courts. The verdict laid bare seemingly gaping divides in the national reckoning around sexual consent and assault.…
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Assaulted, insulted, beaten… Men also cry
By Nigerian Tribune on 03/04/2018 “… Every now and then, when reports of domestic violence reach public domain, the ‘usual’ assumption is that the victim is female. Interestingly, even if they don’t readily come out to share their agonising experiences, men are victims of domestic violence too, writes RITA OKONOBOH. …” Read the entire article: http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/assaulted-insulted-beaten-men-also-cry/
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The shocking tales of elder abuse victims
By ABC News on 03/03/2018 “… They range from grandmothers with terminal cancer to women who have spent their lives in abusive domestic relationships, to fiercely independent octogenarians and cruise-loving seniors who cannot get their boomerang kids to leave home. …” Read the entire article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-04/the-shocking-tales-of-elder-abuse-victims/9504798
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Correction: People-Heather Locklear story
By WPXI News on 02/27/2018 “… The victim of the alleged domestic violence was a boyfriend who had a physical injury, which makes the offense a felony, Kuredjian said. He did not know details of the injury, but said the man declined treatment. …” Read the entire article: http://www.wpxi.com/news/heather-locklear-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-violence/707427315