Violent crimes against women in England and Wales reach record high

[amw]

Director of public prosecutions says use of social media to threaten and control is driving factor behind 10% rise in number of cases to 117,568 in 2015-16

The number of prosecutions relating to violence against women and girls in England and Wales reached a record level last year, the director of public prosecutions said, as she warned of the

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[amw]

Woop, added. I think it is just LJ autocomplete sucking - when I typed "uk" I only got the UK sub-tags and not the top-level one. All good.

[lightframes]

Well, this was frightening to read.

Being stalked is one of my worst fears.