Domestic violence advert campaign faces axe

The Government may have to pull its multimillion-euro publicity campaign on domestic violence after victims said it insults them.

Ministers may also have to rethink aspects of their much-trumpeted Domestic Violence Bill after a lawyer warned that the courts and supports systems applying the existing laws are so under-resourced women and children would die before getting help.

Minister of state at the Justice Department David Stanton was shocked after coming face to face with victims as Women’s Aid published the latest frightening domestic violence statistics.