Cardiff University have published findings to indicate that admissions for assault for the 51-60 age group in the UK have increased. The authors believe this is often linked to binge drinking and the violence associated with alcohol use. Nearly 21,000 people over 51 went to A and E in 2019 for violence related injuries. These …
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Warnings that domestic violence increases as a result of self-isolation
With millions of people in China spending time indoors, rights activists say there have been increasing instances of domestic violence. Guo Jing, a female activist who had only moved to Wuhan – the origin of the virus – in November 2019, says she has personally received enquiries from young people living in the quarantined city …
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