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Domestic violence charity calls for better refuge provision after 160% rise in calls during lockdown

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coronavirus, her husband would spend most of his day at work, giving her a break from the mental and physical abuse he subjected her to daily.

After he began working from home, the abuse became dangerously more frequent, to the point she knew she had to leave him. Rachel reached out to Safe Spots, the Wythenshawe -based domestic violence organisation, that had been helping her for years.

She is among hundreds of woman living in south Manchester and beyond, who have contacted the charity since lockdown began in March.Councillor Sarah Judge, who runs Safe Spots, says they saw a 160% increase in calls at the beginning of lockdown.

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