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The family nearly devastated by domestic abuse against men: 鈥淲e lived in fear that our mum was going to kill our dad鈥�

26 April 2018

The number of reported cases of domestic abuse against men .

大象传媒 Radio Scotland’s The Kaye Adams Programme took an eye-opening phone call from one woman who put forward that her father had been abused by her mother.

During the interview, the woman said her father had been in this situation for nearly 60 years. She also said she only spoke about the issue to other people, including close family, once her father had left her mother — something she never felt was going to happen.

We lived in fear that our Mum was going to kill our Dad.

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Kaye also heard from the caller that the support her father received from the police and charities was excellent.

We are just so grateful he鈥檚 going to have some life left where he鈥檚 not abused.

She then expressed confidence that her father would enjoy the remainder of his life free from abuse.

The caller also suggested that there are more men in situations similar to her father than will admit, partly due to .

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