Big jump in domestic abuse complaints on Island

Figures released by the police show there were 457 incidents logged between April 2015 and March this year - 64 per cent of those occurred where there was children in the family: 

 

 

The growth has been attributed to a 'concerted effort' amongst police officers who are said to have 'reinvigorated' their approach to physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse. 

 

PC Leanne Cullivan works in the Multi-agency Public Protection Unit - she says people appear to have more confidence in how problems are handled and is urging people to seek help: