Choking concern in domestic violence

Women’s Aid has expressed concern about the number of contacts made to it by people suffering domestic violence in which they are choked by their partner.

The support organisation also expressed concern over the the number of marital rape allegations it has received yet just one conviction for marital rape has been handed down since laws were changed in 1990.

Women’s Aid launched its Impact Report 2014 yesterday, which showed that it received 13,655 contacts to its national freephone helpline and Dublin-based One to One Services, incorporating 16,464 disclosures of domestic violence against women and 5,786 disclosures of child abuse.