The North Dakota Supreme Court in January took the rare step of removing a South Central District Court judge from a child custody case. The justices, in their Jan. 22 opinion, ordered that Judge Cynthia Feland be removed from a custody and child support case in McLean County between Nicholas Law and Danielle Whittet. "A change of judge is ordered upon remand because of Judge Feland's … [Read more...]
‘We record all the killing of women by men. You see a pattern’
A campaign group hopes to prompt the government to take action to stem the rise of violence against women by keeping a database of every woman who is killed by a man With neat rows of photographs of smiling women old and young, of all backgrounds, classes and creeds, it might be pages from a social media website or something from an advertising campaign. Hundreds of women, captured in a moment … [Read more...]
Documents show custody fight preceding killing goes back years
John Ferrell said he feared for his life; Jane Hughes asked for protection SIMPSONVILLE. S.C. — The dispute between a man who was killed Saturday and his estranged wife and her family members who are charged in his death goes back several years, according to court documents obtained by WYFF News 4. A family court judge decided custody of John Ferrell's and Jane Hughes' son and daughter on … [Read more...]
Federal government failing to protect children, report says
The federal government's failure to enforce the nation's child protection laws is a "national disgrace" that leaves abused children vulnerable to future harm, according to a three-year study by two child advocacy groups. The 110-page report released Tuesday identified some of the same failures reported in December by The Associated Press after an eight-month investigation into hundreds of … [Read more...]
How a Montebello woman became an alleged victim of domestic violence despite red flags
MONTEBELLO >> Red flags were everywhere in the marriage of Daniel Diego and Erica Roberta Perez. Police say there was a history of domestic violence. Family members say it was a troubled marriage. She was convicted of misdemeanor corporal injury to a spouse in 2011, in an incident that her family members say was self-defense. They also say the abuse was a pattern. On Dec. 10, the body … [Read more...]
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