Glancing at the large holes in the wall in the hallway, and the elderly Greek lady standing in front of me, I sighed.
All cases of domestic violence are sad, but elder abuse – abuse against older people – is particularly hard.
‘Does he punch holes in the wall?’ I asked, meaning the poor lady’s grandson.
She shook her head.
‘No, he puts my head through the wall,’ she said quietly.
It sounds shocking, but, as a security and risk consultant, it was one of so many heartbreaking stories of domestic violence I’d heard. I was just