Domestic violence victims suffer between 30 and 35 incidences of abuse before reporting
Divisional Protective Services Units are now operational in every Garda Division in the country. Personnel in the division receive specific training to investigate incidents such as sexual crime, domestic abuse and online child exploitation. Sergeant Suzanne Gilmore is part of the unit in the Sligo/Leitrim Division. She says statistics show…
Coercive Control conviction takes place in Donegal
The first conviction in Ireland for the crime of coercive control has taken place in Donegal. The accused man, who pleaded guilty, made nearly 6-thousand phone calls to his partner between March and June 2019. He made her bring her phone everywhere so he knew where she was. He has…