crime special DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR: ‘GET OUT NOW!’
Apr 20, 2020
3 minutes
By Keeley Henderson
As many parts of the country face a coronavirus lockdown, a woman who was shot and strangled by her ex has made a desperate plea to domestic violence victims: “Get out now!”
Though many experts say the only real chance we have of overcoming the pandemic is a complete lockdown, activists fear a huge rise in domestic violence if that situation arises.
“It provides an opportunity for abusers to unleash more violence,” Anita Bhatia of
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