WHEN WOMEN TURN VIOLENT

While women still remain the most likely victims of domestic violence at the hands of their partner, these roles can be - and often are - reversed.

There are a shocking number of men living in fear of their partner. In fact, every year, one in three victims of domestic abuse is male – more than three quarters of a million men.

Sadly, they often suffer in silence, cowed by embarrassment and shame. And, worryingly, more than one tenth of these men have considered taking their own life because of their partner’s abuse – a higher percentage than female victims.

So, how can we help them?