Being a victim of rape costs an average of $3,500 in medical bills, study finds

Enlarge / Oral swaps and a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (rape kit). (credit: Getty | MediaNews Group) Seeking emergency medical care in the US after a sexual assault can incur hefty hospital bills that may deter assault reporting and compound victims’ trauma, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of […]

Case of rape victim told to return later for test at Fredericton ER prompts review by Horizon

A Fredericton woman is still in shock after she went to the local hospital’s emergency department to get a sexual assault forensic examination and was told to schedule an appointment for the next day. The case has now prompted a review by the hospital authority.

NCIS season 18 theories: Gibbs to fall victim to attack as CBS shares ‘black eye’ promo

The pals team up to track down the leader of a drug ring who’d supplied Fornell’s daughter with drugs. Fans will remember all too well that Fornell and his daughter’s ordeal was the topic of the tense season 16 finale. And it looks like Gibbs’ absence from the season 17 episode Musical Chairs wasn’t exactly […]

Outlander season 5: Claire Fraser to fall victim to harrowing sexual abuse plot?

Outlander has successfully combined a fantasy setting with real-life events. Over the first four seasons time traveller Claire Fraser (played by Caitriona Balfe) was tasked with enduring a few bloody battles in Scotland, and constant oppression for being a woman in the 1700s. Perhaps the worst scene of the show was Brianna Fraser’s (Sophie Skelton) […]

You season 2: Joe’s mystery neighbour and next victim ‘revealed’ in huge clue you missed

Love’s brother Forty (James Scully) meanwhile had been uncovering the truth about Joe himself and confronted the pair. But, as he held a gun to Joe’s head, he was shot by a police officer meaning Joe and Love could raise their child in peace. The pair were seen moving into a pretty, big home in […]

You season 2: Joe Goldberg’s next victim revealed in chilling Netflix first-look

She explained: “It’s not that simple love-at-first-sight he might’ve been looking for a couple of years ago. He’s a different guy. He’s been through more.” She added that Love sees Joe as a “kindred spirit”, sensing he has suffered a great loss – without realising the circumstances of how it came to pass. Sera said: […]

Walking Dead Recap: Rude Awakening — Plus, [Spoiler] Claims a Victim

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead. If you’d rather watch first, read later, make like a walker and lurch away. Toward the end of Sunday’s The Walking Dead, we kinda saw it coming. But Siddiq? Not so much, even though the Michael Cudlitz-directed “Open Your Eyes” followed the show’s […]

Piers Morgan blasts Meghan Markle for ‘playing massive victim card’ on GMB

Piers Morgan has made his feelings on Meghan Markle very clear and on today’s Good Morning Britain, he unleashed yet another rant. The presenter, who was joined by Susanna Reid, didn’t seem to be holding back on the Duchess of Sussex once more. “We need to have less very privileged, wealthy people banging on all […]

The Walking Dead season 10 spoilers: Negan’s next victim revealed in chilling clue?

The Walking Dead‘s Negan (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) wasted no time in launching an attack on the Survivors, killing off several beloved characters the fandom longs to see a return of to this day. Fans will remember the Season eight episode of the AMC series that saw Negan come head to head with the […]

Coronation Street spoilers: Gary Windass’ next victim revealed in sinister REVENGE plot?

Gary’s (played by Mikey North) sinister motive behind tampering with the Underworld factory roof, which led to its tragic collapse on Coronation Street earlier this year, was explained to viewers in a voicemail he left for ex-girlfriend, Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien). Having been beaten back and blue by loan shark Rick Neelan (Greg Wood) earlier […]