Domestic violence calls to police have more than doubled in the last five years in Peel Region, according to police statistics that experts and family say should be a wake-up call. The rise in domestic homicides last year prompted Peel police to launch a Family and Intimate Partner Violence pilot project earlier this year, police say. Research by Ontario’s Domestic Violence Death Review Committee and other domestic violence researchers has established that women are most at risk of being killed when they are leaving an abusive relationship. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“People tend to call the police when they feel like they have no other option,” she said. Scott said the risk is amplified in situations where the abusive partner is prone to defying the justice system.

Source: thestar August 14, 2020 22:07 UTC