Domestic violence laws leave women vulnerable, says group
Almost 800 women who called Women’s Aid last year were abused by former partners to whom they were not married.
Women’s Aid director Margaret Martin said the women, 10% of all callers, were very vulnerable as they had less recourse to immediate protection than married women. “It is a common belief that leaving an abusive partner will end the violence but, in many cases, the opposite is true,” she said.
