'Staggering' 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse against women and children in 2023

An additional 520 women revealed they had been sexually abused - including over 300 who said they had been raped

Almost 3,350 more women suffered physical violence – from stabbings to strangulation – in 2023 compared to 2022, in record disclosures of domestic abuse to Women’s Aid.

An additional 520 women revealed they had been sexually abused - including over 300 who said they had been raped – in 2023, the charity said.