Thursday 19 November 2015

Male victims of domestic abuse

I've been in Doncaster hearing the harrowing story of a man who was on the brink of death having been beaten up by his ex-girlfriend. It might surprise you to learn that in Yorkshire one in five people who tell police that they are being physically or emotionally attacked by a partner are men. The numbers are particularly high in South Yorkshire where last year almost 6,000 men told the police they were suffering domestic abuse...



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1 comment:

  1. About time this abuse by women on men was highlighted. I can imagine how difficult it could be for a man to admit to this in public. More such highlighting is needed .

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