Victorian Labor promises new offences to close domestic and family violence ‘loopholes’

The Victorian premier, Ben Carroll (right), is vowing to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence. Photograph: James Ross/AAP The Victorian premier, Ben Carroll (right), is vowing to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence. Photograph: James Ross/AAP Victorian politics Victorian Labor promises new offences to close domestic and family violence ‘loopholes’ Premier Ben Carroll vows to legislate new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment

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Prefer the Guardian on Google A re-elected Victorian Labor government will create two new Australian-first offences aimed at closing “loopholes” it says have allowed perpetrators of family violence to escape punishment.