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Gibraltar man, 21, is charged with assault, strangulation and burglary

A LOCAL man was charged with various domestic abuse offences this week including assault, strangulation and controlling behaviour. Gerard Asquez, 21, of South Barrack Road appeared in the Magistrates’ Court on January

2 Feb, 2024 @ 07:45

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Police charge Gibraltar man with assault, threats to kill and fear of violence after ex-partner turns him in just after Christmas

A MAN who allegedly beat up and threatened a former woman partner just after Christmas was arrested and charged by the Royal Gibraltar Police. Riyen Lea, 36, of no fixed abode, was

29 Dec, 2023 @ 14:36

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Charity in Gibraltar helps mother and child recover from domestic abuse using UK NSPCC programme

A CHARITY in Gibraltar is launching a ‘groundbreaking’ new ten-week group work programme that aims to empower children that faced the horrors of abuse at home. Childline has introduced the Domestic Abuse

8 Nov, 2023 @ 15:37

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Man denies controlling behaviour, assault and threatening a woman in court after they broke up in Gibraltar

A MAN denied sending or threatening to send private sexual images of his ex to other people without her consent in order to cause her distress at a Gibraltar court Thursday. Jesse

22 Sep, 2023 @ 15:38

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New Gibraltar domestic abuse strategy will fight ‘abuse of power’ between genders, minister says

GIBRALTAR’S new domestic abuse strategy the government launched this week will help ‘all victims and their families, especially children’, the Minister for Justice said. Samantha Sacramento launched the new document just before

14 Sep, 2023 @ 08:40

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Man who headbutts woman and leaves her awash with blood gets ten week prison sentence in Gibraltar

A GIBRALTAR court ordered a man who headbutted a woman in her own home leaving her with a severe nosebleed be sent to prison. Lee Cruz Parry, 49, pleaded guilty to common

28 Jul, 2023 @ 09:32

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People might be in an abusive relationship and not know it, Gibraltar’s Minister of Justice warns as new law takes effect

A LOT of people ‘do not even realise’ they are in controlling relationships, Gibraltar’s Minister of Justice warned as her Domestic Abuse Act came into force this week. Minister for Justice Samantha

8 Jul, 2023 @ 09:14

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SFather sexually abused daughter in return for paying for a video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

New recovery programme aims to help child victims in Gibraltar heal from domestic violence

A JOINT recovery programme developed with the Childline charity will help non-abusive parents and child victims in Gibraltar recover from the trauma of domestic violence. Minister for Justice Samantha Sacramento said the

5 Jul, 2023 @ 09:27

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Independent report declares child sexual abuse a 'serious problem' within Spain's Catholic church after calculating at least 2,056 victims

Teachers, police and carers unite to fight for abused children in Gibraltar during recent training

CHILDREN will be better protected from domestic abuse in Gibraltar after its Ministry of Justice ran further multi-agency training for Operation Encompass recently. The unified system of child protection already in place

22 Jun, 2023 @ 14:10

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British woman who was shot and seriously injured by husband returns for Gibraltar fireside chat

A UK woman who survived being shot and severely injured by her husband after an 18-year abusive relationship will speak in Gibraltar at the second Ministry of Equality fireside chat. Rachel Williams

7 Jun, 2023 @ 09:19

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Gibraltar University teams up with Ministry of Justice to launch online survey for domestic abuse victims

A UNIVERSITY of Gibraltar professor will be helping the Ministry of Justice run an online survey for victims and survivors of domestic violence to describe their experiences anonymously. Minister for Justice and

2 Jun, 2023 @ 09:00

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Judges, magistrates and police officers get expert teaching before new domestic abuse law comes into effect

JUDGES, magistrates and police officers have been training up to get ready for the new Domestic Abuse Act to come into force in Gibraltar later this year. Minister for Justice and Equality

10 May, 2023 @ 15:48

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Gibraltar man who choked, slapped and threatened to kill pregnant woman gets prison time

A GIBRALTAR man who choked and threatened to kill a pregnant woman was sentenced to eight months in prison. Imad El Haik Massaoud, 33, of Prince Edwards Road, pleaded guilty to three

2 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

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Man gets eight weeks in prison after attacking girlfriend while drunk

MAGISTRATES imprisoned a Gibraltar man for eight weeks after he attacked his partner while drunk last month. Ian McIntosh, 45, of Alameda Estate pleaded guilty to Common Assault and Disorderly Conduct at

3 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

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Judge locks up man who smashes woman’s front teeth out and imprisons her in Gibraltar home overnight

THE Supreme Court locked up a man for two years who hit a woman so hard with a takeaway container he knocked out her front teeth. Anthony Gilbert, 47, pleaded guilty to

1 Mar, 2023 @ 17:25

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BREAKING: Man who bit and kicked a woman before threatening her family in Gibraltar jailed for a year

A COURT sentenced a Gibraltar man to 12 months in prison for biting and kicking a woman as the police got tough on domestic violence. Riyen Lea, 35, of Varyl Begg Estate,

23 Dec, 2022 @ 14:37

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Gibraltar takes part in 16-day UN campaign against domestic abuse after Friday conference

GIBRALTAR’S Ministry of Justice is taking part in the United Nations’ 16 Days of Action on domestic abuse campaign ending up on Human Rights Day next December 10. Minister of Justice Samantha

1 Dec, 2022 @ 09:00

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Police in Gibraltar undergo training to immediately inform teachers about violence children suffer at home

THE co-creators of a UK programme to train police officers and schoolteachers work together to help abuse children held workshops this week in Gibraltar. Minister for Justice Samantha Sacramento led the first

25 Nov, 2022 @ 09:00

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Domestic abusers will face the full strength of the law in Gibraltar thanks to a new bill

POLICE will have new powers to tighten their grip on domestic abusers with a new law published by the Gibraltar government on Thursday. Once passed in parliament, the Domestic Abuse Act will

11 Nov, 2022 @ 09:00

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