#domestic-violence

#domestic-violence

Corinne Rey-Bellet had left her abusive husband and returned to her hometown, where she was celebrated as a two-time Olympian and five-time World Cup winner. On the evening of April 30, 2006, she agreed to meet her estranged husband, Gerold Stadler, with her mother and brother present for safety. The meeting turned deadly when Stadler shot Rey-Bellet, her mother, and her brother, leaving her two-year-old son, Kevin, orphaned.

Jackson Dwyer, 28, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of assault and battery on a family or household member, strangulation or suffocation, and witness intimidation. His lawyer, David Zirlen, said the woman 'already has recanted' the allegations behind all three charges.

The Hague Mothers will explore how international custody mechanisms intended to prevent child abduction can, in some cases, expose women and children to further danger.

Eight children have been killed in a shooting spree in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.

John Strano, 37, launched the violent attack on his elderly mom at the family's Williston Park home on the evening of April 1, the Nassau County Police Department said in a news release.

A detective garda who brutally assaulted his wife in front of their young children walked free from court without a custodial sentence, raising serious concerns about justice.

Prosecutors allege he attacked Konig on the trail, tried to push her off the edge, attempted to inject her with a syringe and struck her in the head with a rock.