Domestic abuse support service for women and children, Aoibhneas, has reported an increase of 57% in support for those it helps.

NEITHER Collins’ dictionary nor the Oxford Thesaurus will attest to it, yet the word ‘filicide’ has entered the English language to describe the murder of a child by a parent, a notion that is so disturbing it — literally — defies description.

WOMEN in abusive relationships can be at greater risk of physical and sexual violence when pregnant, women support agencies have warned.

BROKEN teeth, broken bones, broken dreams. Why do women stay in abusive relationships?