June 25th, 2021 By David KnoxComments offFiled under: News,
Domestic violence charges against Andrew O’Keefe have been dismissed after being dealt with under the NSW Mental Health Act.
O’Keefe was initially arrested in the early hours of January 31 and charged with common assault of his ex-partner, Dr Orly Lavee at her Randwick apartment. Two additional charges were later added.
The former Seven presenter attended Waverley Local Court today which heard the couple were arguing after Ms Lavee thought she believed he was carrying an ice pipe, which he denied.
The court heard the former
The Chase host assaulted Dr Lavee twice in the space of an hour, spitting, slapping, kicking and shoving her to the ground.
I stopped calling the police.
I am a 40y/o educated, professional caucasian woman who, in front of my abusive husband, was told the above. I was isolated, suffering at the hands of my abuser and terrified to ever call police again. That female police officer gave my abuser even more control than he previously had. I was trapped.
Australia needs:
• police that are trained to recognise non-physical DV and coercive control
• an holistic support team to help women escape their abuser (practical help including psychologists, child-minders while police take statements and lawyers to provide legal advice, accomodation – UK, Scotland and Buenos Aires have this!).
May 4th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: Programming,
Dateline tonight looks at how activists in Turkey are campaigning against domestic violence and the failure to protect women.
Episode Eight: Dying To Divorce
Dateline takes viewers into the heart of Turkey’s gender-based violence crisis and the recent political events that have eroded democratic freedoms and women’s rights.
In Turkey, 38 per cent of married women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence and the number of reported deaths due to domestic violence is rising.
Though Turkey has established laws aimed at ending violence against women, activists say the current political and judicial leaders are failing to protect women and prosecute perpetrators of violence.
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