The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has marked significant strides in tackling domestic abuse with a noticeable rise in both ...

An author and coercive control survivor who suffered years of abuse at the hands of a serving garda said abused women are ‘not being believed’ by the authorities. Nicola Hanney spoke out after new ...

A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing coercive control. Samantha Billingham, founder of UK-based organisation ...

I’ve heard women describe years of psychological torture. Partners who controlled what they wore, who they spoke to, how they spent every penny. Men who monitored phones, isolated them from family and ...

Why don’t abused women leave violent relationships? The question is deceptive, as it assumes that women and others in abusive relationships have choices and agency. In fact, the dynamics of abuse, ...

James Saxon, 29, jailed for over two years at Manchester Crown Court for coercive control, assault, and weapon offences in Stockport. Five-year restraining order.