'Terrorised in their own homes': Reports of elderly being abused in own home rising

Priscilla Grainger is the founder of Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

Shocking cases of older people being abused in their own homes are emerging across Ireland, a support group and law expert have reported.

Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland (SDVII) said the number of cases involving abuse of older people is rising, as are domestic violence cases in general.