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‘Robin’s Law’ would create domestic violence offender registry in Pennsylvania
Feb 05, 2026 • ABC27
(WHTM) — A Lehigh Valley state senator wants Pennsylvania to implement a statewide domestic violence offender registry. Dubbed “Robin’s Law...
Domestic partners ‘increasingly likely’ to use poison to harm, kill partners, DHS says
Feb 05, 2026 • The Hill
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning law enforcement agencies across the U.S. about an uptick in people using poisons, such as cyanide, to kill...
Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Bill Stevenson Charged with Murder of His Wife
Feb 03, 2026 • People
Dr. Jill Biden's ex-husband Bill Stevenson is charged with the murder of his wife Linda, who was found unresponsive in her Delaware home in December and later...
Strangulations in DC up 59%, says Pirro
Jan 06, 2026 • Fox 5
The Brief D.C.’s U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says strangulation cases have increased 59%, even as other violent crimes have dropped sharply. Pi...
Savanna’s Law Takes Effect January 1, 2026, Creating New Domestic Violence Offender Registry
Dec 27, 2025 • WGNS
TENNESSEE - Tennessee lawmakers have approved a new law known as Savanna’s Law, which creates a public registry of persistent domestic violence offenders...
Prosecutions for strangulation in England and Wales increase sixfold in three years
Dec 22, 2025 • The Guardian
CPS says new law marked ‘significant shift in recognising serious nature’ of offence, often linked to domestic abuse and sexual assault. The numb...
Florida bill aims to expand protections for domestic violence victims after court orders
Dec 15, 2025 • Local10.com
HB 729 addresses a lack of follow-up after court orders in domestic violence cases PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Florida House Rep. Robin Bartleman held a new...
Bill seeks stricter protocols for death investigations involving domestic violence
Nov 28, 2025 • Greenfield Recorder
A bill aiming to strengthen death investigations when there is a known history of domestic violence has been sent to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and H...
Strangulation laws potentially saved 1,500 lives
Nov 24, 2025 • Phys.org
US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offense has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14% fewer women killed and 27%...
SPVM adopts new protocol for domestic violence cases
Nov 12, 2025 • The Suburban
The Montreal Police Service (SPVM) is rolling out a new protocol for handling strangulation cases in domestic violence situations across the city, following an...
NJ Man Left Girlfriend's Unresponsive Body At Hospital After Attack, Prosecutor Says
Nov 07, 2025 • Patch
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Monmouth County man is accused of strangling his girlfriend at a Seaside Heights motel then leaving her unresponsive body at a hospita...
Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner
Oct 11, 2025 • The Guardian
On 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term victim of domestic abuse, died in hospital after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers. Last week, in an extraord...
Shooting his partner, then himself: How firearm access fuels domestic violence tragedies
Oct 04, 2025 • NC health News
The 19th Roughly 19 women are killed with a firearm in domestic violence homicide-suicides each month, according to a new report released Thursday from...
North Carolina governor signs 'Iryna's Law' after Ukrainian refugee's brutal train murder
Oct 03, 2025 • Fox News
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Friday signed "Iryna's Law," which increases checks on criminals getting out on bail and prohibits cashless bail for some vio...
Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States like Maine want to stop that.
Oct 02, 2025 • Bangor Daily News
One morning earlier this year, as Deb Capistrano came on duty for her shift as a nurse in her hospital’s stroke unit, her colleagues from the night...