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Tag Archives: VAWG
Met to look at evidence app to counter domestic violence
Reporting by this website has helped to prompt the Metropolitan Police to explore the benefits of an app designed to help victims of domestic abuse gather and store evidence. JOHNNY DOBBYN reports on a significant move The Metropolitan Police has … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, CVA, Inside Croydon, Johnny Dobbyn
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Johnny Dobbyn, Kulpa, London, Metropolitan Police, VAWG, Violence Against Women and Girls
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Paedophile jailed for 19 years after raping 11-year-old girl
A paedophile who raped and sexually assaulted a girl multiple times has been jailed for 19 years. At Harrow Crown Court on Friday, Zafar Hussain, 43, of Bramble Close in Upper Norwood, was sentenced to 19 years in prison, with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Paedophile, Rape, Upper Norwood, VAWG, Zafar Hussain
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Met’s new Archway and Kulpa app offer ways to stop violence
Victims of domestic abuse are being urged to make use of a new app to help bring perpetrators to justice, as police pioneer a digital evidence-gathering device in the fight against VAWG, as JOHNNY DOBBYN reports Victims of domestic abuse … Continue reading
Shock and inaction is numbing communities to these killings
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The founder of a charity that addresses violence against women and girls, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, pictured right, responds to the tragic news at the weekend of Marjama Osman, another woman killed in the borough I am deeply saddened by … Continue reading
Posted in Cassandra Centre, Charity, Crime, Knife crime, Norbury, Policing
Tagged Care services, Cassandra Centre, Croydon, Croydon Care services, Croydon Council, Frith Road, Frith Road murder, Jennifer McDermott, knife crime, London Borough of Croydon, Marjama Osman, Metropolitan Police, murder, Social Services, VAWG, Violence Against Women and Girls
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‘Dangerous predator’ caught filming assault on London Road
A “dangerous predator” who filmed his sexual assault outside his Croydon home has been jailed for 14 years and four months. Heilab Assefa, 29, of London Road, was tackled by police who arrested him at the scene. He was sentenced … Continue reading
Council wants your feedback on services that deal with VAWG
The council is asking residents who have used domestic abuse and sexual violence services in the borough to give feedback on the support available. The findings from a new survey will be used to help develop the council’s Tackling Violence … Continue reading
