12,000 domestic violence calls went unanswered

MORE than 12,000 calls for help from victims of domestic violence went unanswered last year.

The 12,000 callers who got through reported death threats, constant stalking, strangulation, coercion into acts of pornography, and being denied money for basic provisions.

Director of Women’s Aid Margaret Martin said the extreme violence had even become difficult for the people manning its helpline to deal with.