Family violence

NY Times tech exec in domestic row with ex-wife shot dead by elderly in-laws

Police arrested a 76-year-old man (right) and his wife who were accused of shooting and killing Jonathan McKinsey, 40, in a parking lot.

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Can big data save the next Megan Khung? It’s definitely worth a try to keep children safer

Megan’s mother and her ex-partner horrifically abused the four-year-old girl to death, and the couple burnt her corpse to avoid detection.

New MSF unit analyses data from police, CNB and other agencies to flag child abuse earlier

Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said the new unit, SAFER, would reinforce the ministry’s ability to identify high-risk cases.

MSF’s new SAFER unit alerted social workers to protect young child who was harshly punished

On Sept 22, the new unit, called SAFER (Sensemaking Alerts for Frontline Engagement and Response), was launched to strengthen the child protection system.

An average of 539 child neglect cases a year in Singapore required authorities to step in

An overhead view of the stall in Circuit Road Market and Food Centre where a 15-year-old girl, under the order of the father, stayed for at least 11 months. Foldable mattresses, two soft toys and a fan were in one of the units rented by the girl’s father, who sells vegetables at one of the other two units. The third unit, a stall owner said, is for storage.

Below Deck star Nathan Gallagher convicted of domestic violence

The police in New South Wales asked for the public’s help in locating Nathan Gallagher.

Owner of Swiss bar in deadly blaze held for domestic abuse, report says

Jacques and Jessica Moretti, the couple who ran the Swiss bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana which burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, arrive for questioning at the Public Ministry of the Canton of Valais in Sion in south-western Switzerland, on Jan 9.

US teen accused of killing mother, brother at home; used ChatGPT for ideas on murder

Prosecutors have claimed that the teen fatally assaulted his family members inside their home and later left in his mother’s car.

Woman arrested for allegedly hurting her child at Havelock mall

A 13-year-old girl was taken conscious to the National University Hospital.

MSF explores using tech to keep closer watch on abused children after they return home

An independent review into the death of four-year-old Megan Khung had identified multiple lapses across agencies and prompted a series of reforms to strengthen Singapore’s child protection system.

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