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A Shanghai court has issued a landmark personal protection order against a father who repeatedly posted family disputes in his son's school chat groups, determining that sharing private conflicts in public online spaces constitutes domestic violence and psychological harm.
An Indian school teacher in Dehradun died by suicide eight months after marriage, prompting police to arrest her husband and sister-in-law following allegations of persistent domestic harassment raised by her family.
A Cambodian court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the brutal murders of nine family members in Kampong Cham province. The crimes, committed in November 2025, involved decapitation and arson.
A 47-year-old Singaporean man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend at Lucky Plaza shopping mall. The assault was filmed and went viral online.
A man in his 90s has been indicted in South Korea for allegedly strangling his wife during a domestic dispute. The incident has renewed concerns about violence in elderly relationships and access to justice.
A 32-year-old food delivery rider in Melaka has faced separate charges for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter and threatening two police officers and a family member.
A Queensland police constable was shot in the leg responding to a domestic violence incident in Yengarie on Friday night. The suspect, aged 45, was subsequently found dead during a property search.
A South Korean appellate court has increased the prison sentence of a Chinese father to 22 years for beating his 14-year-old daughter to death. The Suwon High Court rejected arguments that the killing was impulsive or justified by discipline.
Japanese police have arrested a 49-year-old woman in Ibaraki Prefecture on suspicion of sewing shut the lips of her 42-year-old roommate using needle and thread in an incident that occurred on June 29.
Japanese authorities arrested a 49-year-old woman in Ibaraki Prefecture on suspicion of assault after she allegedly stitched her 42-year-old roommate's lips together, leaving the victim unable to eat or speak.
Police in Kuala Lumpur have apprehended a property agent accused of physically assaulting and threatening his girlfriend at Maluri MRT station, with the incident drawing attention to violence in public transit spaces.
The Bhirombhakdi family, owners of Singha beer, has reaffirmed its opposition to domestic violence while clarifying that an internal family agreement in a case involving two family members was not endorsed by other branches.
A Klang High Court has handed a 32-year prison term and 12 strokes of the cane to a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend by suffocation, stemming from a quarrel over a commitment agreement.
Malaysia's Talian Kasih hotline has fielded 9,327 domestic violence calls since 2022, with Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying noting an emerging trend of male victims alongside traditional cases.
A 62-year-old wireman appeared in George Town magistrate's court to face charges of injuring his elder brother with a parang during an incident in Paya Terubong last week.