In 2012-13 in Victoria police were called to 60,829 family violence incidents and laid charges in 25,574 of the cases. In NSW in the 12 months to September police recorded 27,808 domestic assaults. In Victoria in 2012-13 there were 45 homicides in family settings. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology 44% of all intimate…
DetailsPhysical Assault – Dandenong On Monday the 20th January 2014 at around 12.30 am a twenty-five-year-old male was walking from the Dandenong Railway Station when he heard a man calling out for help and went to assist. The victim was then pushed to the ground from behind by a woman and the male he went…
DetailsVictoria’s prisoner population has increased by almost 12% cent in the last three years. In 2012-13 spending on Victorian prisons increased to $625 million. In the past three years the daily average prison population has increased by 534 to 5,120 inmates. Currently the Victorian Government is delivering the largest prison expansion programs in the state’s history. Since…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 29-01-14 at around 4.50 pm a twenty-eight-year-old female was waiting at pedestrian lights in Carlton at the intersection of Rathdowne and Grattan Streets when she was punched to her back from behind. The female victim turned at which time the assailant spat in her face before fleeing through Carlton Gardens. The offender…
DetailsOn Monday the 27-01-14 at around 9.00 pm a twenty-eight-year-old man threatened staff at the Echuca Pizza Shop with a knife demanding cash. A short time later the offender handed himself in to police and was charged with armed robbery. If you have been a victim of crime call 1800 000 055 or go to…
DetailsOn the 28-12-13 at around 6.30 pm a thirty-two-year-old disabled woman was indecently assaulted by a male near the main entrance of the Flinders Street Railway Station in the Melbourne CBD. This offender is described as being of solid build with grey hair and around 188cm in height and was wearing shorts, runners and a…
DetailsOn the 27-01-14 at around 12.15 am a resident found a forty-one-year-old male suffering from a stab wound in the driveway of a home on Thompson Road in Geelong. The male victim was taken to Geelong Hospital in a stable condition for treatment. Witnesses said that they saw several males leaving the scene following the…
DetailsOn Monday the 27-01-14 at around 10.00 pm emergency services arrived at a home on Billingham Road in Deer Park to find a twenty-year-old male from Diggers Rest deceased. It is believed that up to ten armed offenders forced entry into the home where a confrontation took place with the occupants. Homicide police are appealing…
DetailsOn Thursday the 23-01-14 just after 10.00 pm a twenty-one-year-old female was walking along the Burwood Highway when she was grabbed from behind and dragged into the front yard of an unoccupied house. The female victim was then physically and sexually assaulted. The male assailant was described as being of Asian appearance and aged between…
DetailsOn the 24-12-13 at around 9.30 pm a twenty-eight-year-old taxi driver was assaulted and robbed by four male passengers. The taxi driver picked up the males on Beaconsfield Parade and one offender soon punched him to the face while another stole cash from his pockets. The four offenders then alighted and smashed bottles on the…
DetailsAccording to Victoria Police figures Australia Day sees more assaults than any other public holiday. On the 26-01-13 there were 121 reported non-family violence related assaults– almost twice the average daily number. On the 26-01-12 there were 109 reported assaults. On the 26-01-11 there were 121 reported assaults. Victoria police said that on a typical…
DetailsPolice believe that the same male offender may be responsible for three separate recent sexual assaults on young females in Melbourne. On Saturday the 18th January 2014 at around 6.00 am a twenty-two-year-old female was walking along Flinders Street in Melbourne towards the Southern Cross Railway Station after finishing work when she was approached by…
DetailsArmed Robbery – Yarragon Service Station On the 18-01-14 at around 4.40 pm a man entered a service station on the Princes Highway in Yarragon and asked the male shop attendant for cigarettes. The male then produced a knife from a shopping bag he was carrying and demanded cash. The shop attendant gave the offender…
DetailsWe were approached by a victim of an armed robbery while at work who described his experience with the Victims Support Agency (VSA) as a “total waste of time”. The victim said that shortly after the incident he contacted the Victims Support Helpline administered by the Victims Support Agency enquiring about his Crime Compensation entitlements…
DetailsAggravated Burglary – Reservoir On Tuesday the 14-01-14 around 6.2am three offenders armed with a firearm and a crow bar forced entry through the rear door of a Bolderwood Parade home in Reservoir. The intruders kicked in the bedroom door of a thirteen-year-old and demanded money. A thirty-year-old female approached the intruders in a hallway…
DetailsAssault – Port Melbourne On Monday the 9th December 2013 just after 8.30pm a nineteen-year-old sex-worker was picked up by a male in St. Kilda . The male drove her to a multi-level car park in Port Melbourne where he produced a knife and punched her to the head and ripped out parts of her…
DetailsA recent study has further emphasized the importance of early intervention post injury and how this impacts on those seeking compensation. This study completed in mid-2013 and conducted by the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics, examined the relationship between mental health, compensation and health outcomes over a six year period.…
DetailsWe were recently approached by a victim of domestic violence. She reported being in an abusive relationship for some thirteen years and felt unable to leave until her children had reached a certain age. At that point in time she approached the police and then sought an Intervention Order from the Heidelberg Magistrates Court which…
DetailsDear Mr Robert Clark, Attorney General of Victoria, RE: Victims Support Agency (VSA) It has been very well documented that the VSA may be failing victims of crime as well as potentially impairing their recovery. In your own words under the VSA it can take many weeks or even months for someone to be able…
DetailsAssault – Prahran Nightclub On December 21st 2013 a male was punched to the mouth causing serious injuries by an unidentified man offender outside a Chapel Street nightclub in Prahran. It is believed that the offender had been having an argument with his girlfriend before he punched the victim. A twenty-two-year-old male from Werribee has…
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