Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition
Joe Lepper and Lauren Higgs
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The legal definition of domestic violence is to be widened to include teenagers, so that 16- and 17-year-olds can access support to escape abusive relationships, the government has announced.
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