Domestic violence

The Lae Committal Court was told that on the morning of Sunday, December 25^th, 2022, the 32-year-old man repeatedly punched his partner of six years on the face, causing her eyes, nose and lips to bleed and swell.

The court was told the issue stemmed from an argument where the woman continuously questioned him over suspicions of infidelity.In anger, he assaulted her.

Police reported that the victim ran away to her parents’ house, then her brother’s, but he followed and continued assaulting her.

They have supported the New Ireland Provincial Government’s plans and have called for the enforcement of the Vagrancy Act and night curfew.

Council President, Ruthy Watlen said that the attack with a golf club on the 24-year-old woman by her husband from the Momase region was “shocking” and a tragic case of a helpless woman killed in broad daylight in the presence of bystanders at a bus stop.

Magistrate, Tracey Ganaii, made the ruling this morning (March 26^th).

Bhosip Kaiwi, 26, from Jiwaka Province was charged with one count of willful murder in the death of his partner and mother of his children, Jenelyn Kennedy.

The court heard that the late Jenelyn medical report and photographs from the autopsy report indicated that she sustained fatal head injuries and internal bleeding.

Further, the late Jenelyn sustained grievous bodily harm allegedly caused by her partner.

Minister Goi expressed disappointment that citizens and law imposers have not been seriously implementing laws that are already in place to prevent Gender and Family Violence

“The government has already made some laws to protect women and families from all forms of violence, The Act of Violence Against Women, or Wife Bash it’s a criminal act in itself. Over several years department has introduced another Act which is the Lukautim Pikinini Act as we know.

According to a social media post by Kaore herself, the violence resulted from a ‘TikTok’ video she had done.

Here is a photo of PNG athlete and Pacific Games medallist, Debbie Kaore, all stitched up and trying to wear a smile.

Hours before that, she was in pain from burns and bleeding from severe wounds inflicted on her face by her partner.

The incident was captured on a mobile phone by a family member on the night it occurred (Thursday 4^th June) and by Friday 5^th, it was trending on social media.

The Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu campaign was launched this month by The Cause Collective, a Pacific social change agency.

The Cause Collective have spent the past three years working with family violence practitioners, Pacific providers and community leaders, including police, social workers and church ministers and training using specific cultural frameworks in eight different Pacific languages through the Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu programme.

A family advocate in Tonga said the national lockdown and closing of borders had added stress to many households.

Tonga is under a State of Emergency as the government attempted to keep the country Covid-19 free.

Tonga's Women & Children Crisis Centre Director, 'Ofa Guttenbeil Likiliki, said being in confinement could mean those already in violent relationships, could have their situation exacerbated.

She said the community would start to feel the economic crunch of the pandemic measures.

Manning said collectively as an organisation, the Police Force has recorded a large number of cases of domestic violence which must be addressed now.

“We cannot go out and pretend to solve problems within the community if our members are actually abusing our wives within our own homes in the police barracks,” Manning stated.

The actress was 15 when her alcoholic dad shot through the door of the room where she was hiding with her mum.

"None of those bullets ever hit us, which is just a miracle. But in self-defence, she ended the threat," she told NPR.

She added: "The more we talk about these things, the more we realise we are not alone in any of it."

Charlize grew up on on a farm near Johannesburg in South Africa with her mum Gerda and dad Charles.

She described her dad as a "very sick man" and said living with an alcoholic was a "pretty hopeless situation".

This tragic incident occurred on Sunday July 29^th in Port Moresby’s Five-Mile suburb and the late Danagi Gumai’s husband, who has been suspected of beating her to death, is now in police custody.

Gumai’s mother Emily Gemo told Loop PNG that her sister called her at about 5:30pm on Monday, July 30^th, to tell her that Danagi was taken to the Port Moresby General Hospital’s emergency the previous day.