1 May 2020

Coronavirus: Domestic violence reports spike in lockdown

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 1 May 2020

At the beginning of lockdown, family harm reports spiked as women found it harder to escape their abusers.

Police figures comparing the week before the lockdown to the first full week of restricted movement, revealed a troubling 22 percent increase in reports of domestic violence. Women's Refuge says it witnessed a similar rise in calls.

As Eleisha Foon reports, some progress has been made in persuading men to manage their emotions.