On the 16-05-12 at around 6.30 pm a young girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a twenty-one-year-old male who has since been charged and is currently in custody. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for advice and support on 1800 [...]
[ Read More ]Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services - Victoria, Australia
Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services Victoria provides a free, prompt and professional compensation & counselling referral and support service to victims of crime.
Crime Compensation can be up to $100,000.00. Compensation to a primary victim of crime can be to $70,000.00 and a secondary victim of crime to $60,000.00.
Complete our ONLINE ENQUIRY FORM NOW for immediate assistance or CALL 1800 000 055 for advice.
“Supporting the rights of Victims of Crime in Victoria, Australia”
www.victimsofcrime.com.au
Victims of Crime Eligibility:
Victims of crime may be eligible for crime compensation and other support services if:
- You are the victim and have been directly injured as the result of a crime
- You have suffered either physically or psychologically by the crime
- The crime was reported to police and you have a police statement
- The crime was committed in the last two years in Victoria, Australia*
- You are related to a victim of crime
Crimes that have impacted victims may include : physical assault, sexual assault, domestic violence, domestic abuse, armed robbery, violent robbery, aggravated burglary, child abuse, child sexual abuse, indecent assault, home invasion, stalking, threats to kill, workplace assault, murder, culpable driving, dangerous driving, road rage, breach of an intervention order or any other violent crime committed against a person. Matters such as childhood sexual abuse and ongoing domestic violence may have occurred beyond two years*.
NEWS AND INFORMATION
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are support programs offered by employers to help their staff deal with problems that might adversely impact upon them, such as traumatic experiences including armed or violent robbery and physical or sexual assaults either in the workplace or elsewhere. Where a crime has been committed against a person Victims of Crime Counselling and [...]
[ Read More ]On the 16-05-12 a woman was getting out her very expensive sports vehicle in Middle Park when two male assailants approached her carrying a machete and a large knife, with one of the assailants holding the knife to her throat, before stealing the motor vehicle. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery [...]
[ Read More ]A recent investigation by the Australian Capital Territory’s public watchdog has revealed that victims of crime are battling systemic flaws that are preventing them from getting crime compensation by the ACT government. The ACT government currently imposes a strict $650.00 cap on fees allowed to be paid to lawyers representing victims of crime in their [...]
[ Read More ]In a report tabled in the Western Australian Parliament on the 16-05-12 the Auditor General found that in 2010-11 of the 26,063 reported individual victims of crime in WA only 5700 used victim support services. In Victoria there were about 40,000 serious crimes reported against people with only about 5,000 successfully applying for assistance through [...]
[ Read More ]In Victoria last year there was almost a 50% increase in robberies involving guns. It is estimated there are up to six million illegal guns in Australia with the typical gun being used for criminal activity being a .22 automatic. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery or similar crime call Victims of [...]
[ Read More ]On the 09-05-12 at around 8.00 am a female was walking her dog at Coburg Lake when she noticed a male in his twenties on a bike following her. The male then indecently exposed himself to her and fled before the police arrived. If you have been the victim of an indecent assault or similar [...]
[ Read More ]On the 13-05-12 at around 8.30 pm a seventy-three-year-old male and his seventy-year-old female partner returned to their home in Bulleen and were threatened by a male assailant with a gun in their kitchen. The victims fled from their home and the assailant left through the rear door. If you have been the victim of [...]
[ Read More ]In 2010 – 2011 there were 285 assaults on paramedics with 128 being bashed in the course of their work duties. Ambulance Victoria said that they will not tolerate such behaviour and will pursue criminal charges against assailants. If you have been the victim of a physical assault or similar crime while at work call [...]
[ Read More ]On the 14-05-12 at around 6.30 pm the twenty-four-year-old male victims was in the bathroom of the boarding house when he was approached by the unknown assailant with a knife who repeatedly struck the victim to the head before fleeing and the victim was then taken to the Dandenong Hospital. If you have been the [...]
[ Read More ]On the 01-05-12 at around 1.20 am three male assailants entered the convenience store in Pascoe Vale armed with a rifle and a knife and made demands on staff before stealing a number of items. On the 02-05-12 at around 2.30 am three male assailants wearing masks entered a convenience store in Parkville armed with [...]
[ Read More ]On the 30-04-12 just after 12.00 am a male assailant entered the petrol station armed with a baseball bat and demanded cash from the shop assistant but when the assistant refused to hand over any money the assailant attempted to strike him with the bat before fleeing. On the same night at around 12.40 am [...]
[ Read More ]On the 29-04-12 at around 3.00 am a male assailant wearing a balaclava approached the shop assistant with a golf club at a convenience store in Rockbank and demanded cash which was soon given to the assailant and who then stole some other items before fleeing and driving off down the Western Highway with an [...]
[ Read More ]On the 01-05-12 at around 1.00 am a Security Guard was patrolling a wrecking yard in Horsham when he came across three male offenders who proceeded to physically assault him and he was later taken to hospital. If you have been the victim of a physical assault or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling [...]
[ Read More ]Nursing staff and others at the Wimmera Base Hospital Emergency Department have been subjected to several recent attempted physical assaults and abuse resulting in a zero tolerance policy where police are called out whenever staff may be at risk. If you have been the victim of crime while at work call Victims of Crime Counselling [...]
[ Read More ]On the 13-05-12 at around 8.10 pm a twenty-eight-year-old female assailant entered the Heathmont Pharmacy on Canterbury Road and produced a knife and demanded drugs from pharmacy staff. The staff advised the woman to go the Ringwood Medical Centre and she left her knife and fled the scene and was later arrested at the medical [...]
[ Read More ]On the 22-02-12 an adult male of Indian appearance physically assaulted two separate school girls at different times in Canterbury. At around 8.30 am the male assailant followed a school girl from a train and eventually grabbed her by the arm and she was assisted by a friend and they escaped. Shortly afterwards the same [...]
[ Read More ]On the 18-04-12 at around 11.00 pm a male armed with a large knife entered a Subway Restaurant in Blackburn South and threatened staff before stealing cash from the cash register and fleeing in a while motor vehicle. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work or similar crime call [...]
[ Read More ]On the 13-04-12 at around 4.00 am a male assailant wearing a hoodie and armed with a broken bottle entered a convenience store in Heathmont and threatened to stab the store assistant before stealing money from the till. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work or similar crime call [...]
[ Read More ]On the 15-04-12 at around 5.00 am a masked male entered the Caltex Service Station in Ascot Vale armed with a rifle threatening staff before stealing cash and cigarettes while a second assailant stood watch outside. If you have been the victim of armed robbery while at work call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation [...]
[ Read More ]A Police Officer was the victim of a physical assault perpetrated by a male assailant in Broadford at around 10.30 pm on the 03-04-12. The police officer responded to a knock on the door when the assailant pushed his way in and repeatedly punched the officer to the face. If you have been the victim [...]
[ Read More ]On the 07-05-12 at around 5.50 pm a male exposed himself to passing train passengers as he stood in a clear area near a pedestrian crossing. If you have been the victim of indecent exposure or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for free, prompt and professional assistance on 1800 000 [...]
[ Read More ]A Shop Assistant was the victim of an armed robbery with a wheel brace and a knife perpetrated by a male assailant at the Mulgrave 7-Eleven Store at around 2.15 am on the 03-05-12 who stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work or [...]
[ Read More ]An eighty-year-old man has been charged following an alleged sexual assault of a thirteen-year-old girl in Deer Park on the 06-05-12. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services on 1800 000 055 or complete our enquiry form at www.victimsofcrime.com.au
[ Read More ]A nineteen-year-old female was the victim of a sexual assault perpetrated by a thirty-four-year-old male in Lalor at around 9.00 am on the 10-05-12. The assailant was arrested shortly afterwards and is in custody. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services [...]
[ Read More ]A forty-eight-year-old mother and her twenty-seven-year-old son were arrested and charged on the 09-05-12 following and armed robbery at a St. Albans bottle shop on the 30-04-12. If you have been the victim of a crime while at work call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for assistance and advice on 1800 000 055 [...]
[ Read More ]On the 29-04-12 at around 4.40 am a twenty-seven-year-old female was walking along the St. Kilda beach when a young adult male yelled obscenities at her before grabbing her and sexually and physically assaulting her. If you have been the victim of a sexual or physical assault call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services [...]
[ Read More ]On the 06-05-12 at around 11.00 am a man approached a thirteen-year-old girl who was playing with friends in a park and began a conversation with her before indecently assaulting her. If you have been the victim of an indecent assault or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for free, prompt [...]
[ Read More ]On the 07-05-12 at around 7.45 pm a thirty-two-year-old woman was walking in Fitzroy when she was pushed from behind by three female assailants who demanded her hand bag and punched her to the face before fleeing with the handbag. The victim was left with serious facial injuries including possible eye damage and was treated [...]
[ Read More ]On the 07-05-12 at around 6.00 am a twenty-one-year-old male was asleep in his home in Wodonga when he heard the back door open and was then confronted by two masked male assailants who threatened him before striking him with a hand gun. If you have been the victim of an aggravated burglary or physical [...]
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