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Man kills wife following ‘tiff over sex’, given 10 yrs in jail (India)

August 7, 2012

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NEW DELHI: A man, who stabbed his wife to death following a tiff over her alleged denial of conjugal bliss to him, has been sentenced to 10 years in a jail by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sanjeev Kumar ordered jail term for 31-year-old Outer Delhi resident Amarjeet after holding him guilty of […]

Rise in convictions for violence against women (UK)

July 23, 2012

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Source: BBC NEWS Prosecutions and convictions for crimes of violence against women and girls have risen by 15,000 over four years. The figures come from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which covers England and Wales. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keir Starmer, said the rise was due to better training and a greater understanding […]