Police 'fail domestic abuse victims'

Name: Police 'fail domestic abuse victims'
Uploaded: 2014-03-27T06:59:53.000Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Widespread failure to deal with domestic violence by police in England and Wales means thousands are at risk of serious harm or death, a report says.

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Thousands of people are at risk of harm or even murder because of widespread police failures in England and Wales to tackle domestic abuse, a report says.

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) criticised poor evidence-gathering and said there was an alarming and ineffective response to victims' complaints.

June Kelly reports.

27 March 2014