2020

Domestic violence victims live in terror as court delays let abusers roam free for years

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court delays of up to three years allow their abusers to roam free, according to research by the national charity for victims.

Their attackers are being released on bail, despite evidence that they have broken restraining orders or been left free to date other women - even though they have a history of serial attacks on previous partners, said Victim Support.

It warned that the court system was at “crisis point” and ministers urgently needed to resolve the barristers’ strike to restart efforts to reduce the backlog of nearly 60,000 cases.

One victim told The Telegraph she was too scared to leave her house after her abuser was allowed out on bail, even though he had previously breached a non-molestation order to attack her.

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