We were in the smoking area, a place where strangers pull out their secrets and present them to the group, to an echo of, ‘Babe, I’ve been there.’ It was a ‘girls’ afternoon’ that was rapidly turning into a girls’…[Continue Reading...]
Yesterday, a reader sent me a Belfast Telegraph article about a woman (a fully qualified doctor from Northern Ireland), who was subjected to severe physical and psychological violence by her abusive boyfriend. He strangled her repeatedly, spat at her, called…[Continue Reading...]
Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking, he would subject Jane to a…[Continue Reading...]
A Bedford man who subjected his partner to what a judge called “atrocious” abuse has been jailed and handed a 16-year restraining order after being found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour. Imjaz Khan, 49, of Oldfield Road, controlled and…[Continue Reading...]
A college in Street has teamed up with police and a survivor to tackle coercive control and domestic abuse. The ‘Strong Voices, Safe Communities’ conference took place on Monday, June 2, at Strode College in partnership with Avon and Somerset…[Continue Reading...]
Our daughters would still be alive if teenagers were better educated about domestic abuse, a group of campaigners has told ITV News, after delivering a petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. They are calling on the government to bring in…[Continue Reading...]
The ‘5 Books That Could Save Your Life’ tour will arrive at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast, on June 11, aiming to highlight the devastating impact of coercive control and its connection to domestic homicide. Madeline Mc…[Continue Reading...]
Monday 26 May 2025 was a memorable one for so many people in their fight for greater awareness and understanding when it comes to the very real issue of coercive control. This day saw Queensland’s coercive control laws come into…[Continue Reading...]
A victim of domestic abuse has spoken out, a decade after coercive control became a criminal offence in the UK, about how long it took her to realise her ex-husband was abusing her. Alice, which is not her real name,…[Continue Reading...]
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