Jury convicts Amsterdam man in domestic violence case

Father of domestic violence victim offers to take in alleged aggressor

The elderly father of a domestic violence victim on Tuesday offered to house the alleged aggressor at his home should he be granted bail. But the offer was  turned down by a magistrate, who refused bail.The offer was made when a  43-year-old man from Żebbuġ, who cannot be named by court order, was accused of...

Police investigate multiple domestic violence cases

JONESBORO — Multiple cases of domestic violence rose to the level of felonies, with one woman facing particular scrutiny.

Jury convicts Amsterdam man in domestic violence case

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Montgomery County jury convicted an Amsterdam man on Thursday of first-degree criminal contempt after a four-day trial. The county DA's office said Shareef Jackson, 42, is facing a possible maximum sentence of two to four years in prison as a second-felony offender. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In June 2024, police were dispatched after Jackson made mult…

Kiel (dpa/lno) – Schleswig-Holstein wants to better protect people from domestic violence. In second reading, the Landtag passed a corresponding legislative reform. In essence, it allows for the use of the electronic shackle after judicial decision also in domestic, partnership-based violence and in the case of similar stalking cases. Up to now, this was only possible with terrorist threats. Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU) hopes f…

Ágústa Ágústsdóttir, who currently sits in the Althingi as a deputy to Sigmundur Davíður Gunnlaugsson, the chairman of the Central Party, gave a speech at the end of the parliament's work at the beginning of the session of the Althingi today, describing the fourteen years of brutal violence she suffered at the hands of her child's father. The consequences of such violence destroy lives and follow the victims forever. "Get the hell out of my face…