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On the day after Christmas last year, a drunken Roman Cavanaugh Jr. beat up his 11- and 12-year-old sons, punching both in the face. The older boy was hit so hard he couldn’t speak for a full day because his jaw was swollen shut. http://articles.boston.com/2011-12-12/news/30507907_1_domestic-violence-domestic-abuse-tribal

Source: Tanjug - About 6,000 cases of domestic violence, with a total of 28 killed in such situations, have been reported in Serbia over 2011, participants at a Belgrade-based national conference on the prevention of violence against women by family members or intimate partners said Monday. http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/170728.html

As the U.S. economy faltered, hospitals nationwide saw a spike in the number of abused kids with severe brain injuries, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed the rate of abuse-induced head trauma among kids ages 5 and under between 2004 and 2009. http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/childrens-health/articles/2011/09/19/health-buzz-child-abuse-tied-to-recession

A Queens woman who killed her husband after suffering years of abuse at his hands was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison on a weapons charge, less than the maximum sentence of 15 years but short of her request for further leniency. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/nyregion/barbara-sheehan-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison.html?_r=1&ref=domesticviolence

A family dispute that allegedly got out of hand seems to have been the case in the matter of a former Phoenix Suns player who pled guilty yesterday...http://www.phoenixazcriminaldefenselawyer.com/2011/11/former-phoenix-suns-player-pleads-guilty-to-assault-charges.shtml

A Minneapolis police officer charged Friday with felony assault for allegedly attacking his wife was released on bail Monday. Read more

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown has completed a domestic violence counseling program required as part of the singer's guilty plea to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna nearly two years ago.  On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg congratulated the 21-year-old R&B performer for finishing the yearlong program. Read more

Anyone expecting to see Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to step into the ring early this year will be very disappointed to hear that the superstar boxer will likely stay out of the ring for at least the first half of 2011. Source: Read more

Recent incident highlights local shelters' increased use by victims of domestic violence. Source: Read more

After months of investigation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department has still made no decision as to whether Mel Gibson should be charged with domestic violence.  A written statement from the department's district said the allegations were "actively under review."  It continued: "Information received will be taken into account in deciding whether or not to file charges. Source: Read more