80% of victims do not report domestic abuse, says charity

Almost 80% of women who suffer abuse in the home never report it, according to Safe Ireland, the charity that supports women and children experiencing domestic violence.

“Women are being subjected to extraordinary and barbaric acts of violence every day in this country,” said CEO Sharon O’Halloran last night in the wake of the jailing of a man who attacked his girlfriend with sugar-laced boiling water.

“This low level of reporting means that thousands of women are living with a serious threat to their lives, in silence and alone.”