It comes as figures show home beating cases rose to 259,324 between March and June, an increase of seven per cent on the same period last year. One victim today tells of her despair after being asked to go for a lesser charge to settle her case without trial. In April only 76 trials by magistrates took place, compared to a usual monthly figure of about 9,000. (Image: Getty)The backlog of all cases peaked at 525,059 in July and had fallen to 489,226 by the end of last month. Sexual violence victims seeking help from Victim Support rose 47 per cent by July.

Source: Daily Mirror November 28, 2020 21:26 UTC