‘I don’t have bruises, but he destroyed me’: Technology-enabled domestic abuse rises to unprecedented levels
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I don’t have bruises, but he destroyed me’: Technology-enabled domestic abuse rises to unprecedented levels

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jasminder’s interview comes as The Independent continues its Brick by Brick campaign with the charity Refuge to raise thousands to build safe houses for survivors of domestic abuse. Between August 2022 and July 2023, there were 48,170 violent domestic abuse cases against women and girls that included an online element, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council. At the time, I didn’t know he knew exactly who I was calling.” Inside a refuge providing safety to women who need to escape from domestic abuse During the divorce, Jasminder’s ex-husband stopped all contributions to their joint account. Please donate now to the Brick by Brick campaign, launched by The Independent and charity Refuge, to help raise £300,000 to build a second safe space for women where they can escape domestic abuse, rebuild their lives and make new futures The national domestic abuse helpline offers support for women on 0808 2000 247, or you can visit the Refuge website.

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7 months, 1 week ago
Police say threatening and insulting text messages don’t count as domestic abuse
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Make tackling tech-enabled abuse a priority, MPs tell Government
1 year, 7 months ago
Domestic abuse victims are three times more likely to try to kill themselves, study finds
2 years ago
New domestic abuse campaign launches on Tinder for first time
2 years, 3 months ago
Half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take complaints seriously
2 years, 3 months ago
Over half of domestic abuse victims ignored by social media firms when reporting
2 years, 3 months ago
Domestic abuse victims say cost of living crisis stopped them fleeing abusive partner
2 years, 7 months ago
More women are being harassed, tracked through an 'explosion' in tech-based abuse, lawyers say
2 years, 11 months ago
Police not safeguarding domestic abuse victims as prosecutions collapse, watchdog finds
3 years, 6 months ago
Domestic abuse victims ‘silenced’ by family courts and forced into letting dangerous exes see children, warn campaigners
3 years, 8 months ago
Technology-facilitated abuse is creating 'terror' in women, and it's on the rise in Australia
3 years, 10 months ago
20% of all crimes were related to domestic abuse during first lockdown, says ONS
4 years, 3 months ago
Emotional, Domestic Abuse of Women Rising as NCW Records 2,914 Cases in July, Highest Since 2018
4 years, 7 months ago
Three-quarters of domestic abuse victims trying to flee partner hit with ‘insidious’ technological abuse
5 years, 2 months ago
‘A national travesty’: Domestic abuse rises 24% as number of cases passed for charge falls 11%
5 years, 3 months ago
Almost half of millennials in UK exposed to domestic abuse during childhood, poll finds
5 years, 9 months ago
Nearly 200 domestic abuse victims turned away from refuges each day, charity finds
7 years, 3 months ago
Domestic abuse legislation hailed by Theresa May as ‘life saving' sees less than 20 charges in half of police forces
7 years, 3 months ago
700,000 men were victims of domestic abuse in a year
7 years, 3 months ago
Domestic abuse: Everything you need to know about the new psychological abuse law
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