For Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, we look into to the signs of domestic abuse and how abuse survivors can seek support. Statistics show that every four days, one woman is killed by her current or ex-partner in England and Wales. Police receive a call for help regarding domestic
A boarding school in Cumbria has been closed down after claims that staff physically abused vulnerable children in their care. Wings School, in Milnthorpe was a specialist education facility, aimed at providing a ‘nurturing environment’ for up to 50 children and young people living with social, emotional and mental
Twenty eight sexual predators who preyed on vulnerable females in Kirklees have been given jail sentences totalling almost 400 years. A further two men were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on July 31 as part of Kirklees Police’s long running Operation Tourway investigation into non recent sexual abuse. Ebrahim
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is the government organisation that runs this type of criminal injury claim. All decisions made by the CICA in regards to claims are based on the criteria outlined within the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012. Therefore, if your claim has been rejected, the specific circumstances of your incident
