Domestic Violence

A Brooklyn man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced to prison for stalking his ex and then setting her Queens apartment on fire in 2021, the local district attorney’s office said.

Rafiq Thompson of Philadelphia was found guilty by a Montgomery County jury for shooting and killing a pregnant woman at a King of Prussia gas station in April of 2022.

Christopher Pelkey, 35, twice pleaded guilty to misdemeanor crimes, and this week prosecutors will learn whether he’ll go to trial for the latest domestic abuse allegations.

New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season for violating the league’s domestic violence policy, the team and Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.

On Wednesday, May 17, Women Against Abuse (WAA) will hold their annual event “Dish It Up!” to raise funds for Philadelphia’s leading domestic violence service provider. The evening will take place on the main concourse at Lincoln Financial Field beginning at 6 p.m. Come join WAA for a night of delicious food and celebration of the event’s 15th anniversary,...

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges expects to return to the court soon after pleading no contest to domestic violence charges, though the team has yet to comment on the matter.

A jury found a Newark man guilty of stalking and murdering his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his children, and then trying to get rid of her remains by placing them in garbage bags filled with chemicals, according to the local prosecutor’s office. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced Wednesday Gualberto Lebron, 37, was convicted on 21 of 24…

Nikki Secondino’s Instagram page has nearly 16,000 followers and describes the alleged Brooklyn killer as a model. Here’s the latest on the case.

Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire was taken into custody by Miami Police, who were called to the home after Stoudemire’s ex-wife said she came to pick up the child after receiving a picture asking for help

Loved ones honored a Philadelphia woman who officials say was shot ten times and killed by her ex-boyfriend hours after she filed a protection from abuse order against him. NBC10’s Leah Uko spoke with the victim’s friends and family during candlelight vigil.

Investigators said the woman’s 6-year-old son rushed to a neighbor’s house pleading for help and the neighbor then called 911.

A forensic nurse and associate professor at George Mason University has discovered and developed a way to detect bruising more easily on dark skin tones in the hopes of helping more victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Eagles Hall of Fame cornerback Troy Vincent is coming to Cabrini University this week as the keynote speaker in a forum about Domestic Violence. Before his return, we caught up with him to talk Eagles Super Bowl chances, Jalen Hurts’ NFC Player of the Month Award and his upcoming speech.

The “Everywhere” singer allegedly slapped her estranged husband once or twice amid “marital issues,” authorities said.

The family of Gabby Petito announced on Monday a wrongful death lawsuit against police in Moab, Utah, who stopped and interviewed Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie the month before she was murdered in September 2021.

Family and friends say the woman found stabbed to death inside a van in Philadelphia Saturday morning was a mother of six young girls.

Philly filmmaker Jermaine Quick’s new movie “Sugar” sheds light on domestic violence. NBC10’s Deanna Durante shows us a preview of the film and the important message Quick wants to share based on his own upbringing.