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2,500 physical abuse incidents reported to Women's Aid
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
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The Women's Aid support group says more than 2,500 incidents of physical domestic abuse were reported to its helpline last year.
The incidents included being tied up, locked in a room for days, being burned, punched or beaten with weapons and being shot at.
Women's Aid says 49% of women injured by their partners required medical treatment, and 10% needed a hospital stay.
Women's Aid is currently running a 16-day action campaign opposing violence against women.
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