Fewer than 20% people who experience adult abuse report it, survey shows

Almost half of adults (44%) said they had personally had experience of abuse, according to a RED C poll (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Less than 20% of people who experience adult abuse report it to gardai or the HSE, new research shows.

Almost half of adults (44%) said they had personally had experience of abuse, according to the RED C poll published on Friday.