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Three women on living with the trauma of their abusers going scot-free

Identifying domestic abuse victims earlier could help to reduce future emergency medical admissions. Our new research shows how this could be done before a victim even involves the police by connecting information gathered by the police and hospitals.

Letter: Legal aid rates have not increased since 1996 – in effect a cut of 50%, writes Lubna Shuja of the Law Society

In a series of Instagram Stories shared on July 9, professional surfer and law student Sarah Brady, made comments on her past relationship with actor Jonah Hill. She labelled him a “misogynistic narcissist” and accused him of “emotional abuse”. To make her case, she shared a series of screenshots allegedly…

Charities had seen case as ‘watershed’ moment for relatively novel charge of coercive control

System retraumatises victims of abuse in England and Wales and puts children’s safety at risk, report says

Officers had sexual relationships with women after attending their homes in response to domestic violence reports

The pair were found guilty of misconduct in a public office.

Scott has previously spoken about the domestic abuse she suffered during her childhood.