Domestic violence public but ignored

Published: 8:42PM Friday August 27, 2010 Source: Close Up

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A crowded forecourt of a petrol station is an unlikely place for domestic violence to ensue. But in this story, a man gets out of the car, goes round to his partner's side, opens her door and starts pummelling her at a petrol station. Nobody intervenes.

According to new research on domestic violence, even when women ask for help, it is frequently not given to them.

Close Up speaks to two women about their experiences.

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