Violent and Abusive Women
Melbourne Age, 4/2/99, By PAULYNE POGORELSKE
A rise in female crime figures is challenging preconceptions of the
"gentler" sex.
Anne, a 29-year-old mother of four young children, recently spent nine months
in jail or the armed robbery of a Footscray clothes shop.
Equipped with a stolen bolt-action rifle in January 1996, she held up two
women, threatening to shoot them unless they opened the till. When they refused,
Anne grabbed a handbag from one of the women and ran out of the shop. No
shots were fired.
She received a 23-month sentence, but was paroled after nine months and released
in July 1997. More..
Child sexual abuse by
women
The sexual abuse by women of children and teenagers
UK TV Programme - Panorama - BBC1 - 10 pm Monday 6th October 1997 (Posted
18/11/97)
The speech below is by Senator Anne Cools, the first black female Senator in North America. She was appointed to the Senate of Canada by The Right Hon. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, one of the most famous Canadian Prime Ministers in
the history of Canada.
The issues she raised extend across international boundaries and a relevant to Australian who face the same false allegations in family courts.
False allegations are being used by elements of the legal fraternity and
by many malicious ex-wives to gain legal, custodial and financial (property)
advantage.
Canadian Senator Anne Cools introduced a Senate Bill (S-4) that provides for
penalties for false accusations in family law cases.