Domestic violence
Floreat mother and daughter murdered over friend’s marriage breakdown
Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her youngest daughter Gretl, 18, were senselessly murdered on Friday after becoming the unexpected victims in the marriage breakdown of a family friend which ended in a gunman storming their house.Â
- by Holly Thompson, Heather McNeill and Michael Stamp
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Getting family violence victims out of motels key to suicide prevention, premier told
Expanding crisis shelters is cheaper and safer than housing women in motels, Victoria’s leading 24/7 family violence response provider says.
- by Wendy Tuohy
‘Jealousy, rage, entitlement’: Bodybuilder sentenced to 30 years for murdering girlfriend
Sven Lindemann, who shrugged off the attempts of a 10-year-old girl to save her mother as he stabbed her to death, has been jailed.
- by David Estcourt
‘We are devastated’: Mother’s incomprehensible grief after murder of two-year-old son
The mother of a child killed by his father in Lismore says the toddler should have been able to trust the man who took his life.
- by Catherine Naylor and Sally Rawsthorne
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Lismore
Anger, revenge, domestic violence: Why do fathers kill their children?
The Lismore father suspected of killing himself and his two-year-old son has left a community bereft. Many are asking what is behind such a heinous act.
- by Jordan Baker
‘A real shock’: AOC blindsided by Morseu’s two-year-old assault charge
The former Olympic basketballer was last week found guilty of one count of assault occasioning bodily harm to a woman he punched in the head repeatedly in June 2022.
- by Emma Kemp
The red flags that triggered an AVO against suspected murder-suicide killer
The man suspected of killing himself and his two-year-old son had fronted a court three months ago over his controlling and coercive behaviour.Â
- by Sally Rawsthorne
WA to get first shelter for male victims of domestic violence
Statistics reveal one in 18 men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a current or previous partner, while one in seven have experienced emotional abuse.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Community paralysed’: Father and son, aged 2, found dead in suspected murder-suicide
The boy’s mother called police after the 38-year-old man failed to return from a custody visit. Four hours later two bodies were discovered at a unit.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Eryk Bagshaw
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry
Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video, saying his actions were inexcusable.
- by Andrew Dalton
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Crime
Police stormed in to arrest a violent DV offender. Another five minutes and they may have been too late
Police have completed a sweeping crackdown on domestic and family violence, targeting the state’s most dangerous offenders. This is an inside look at the raids.
- by Clare Sibthorpe