Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has visited Westminster to push for stronger laws in domestic abuse‑related ...

A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing coercive control. Samantha Billingham, founder of UK-based organisation ...

-Among people who experienced coercive control, close to 42.9 % also report physical violence — meaning controlling behavior often precedes or accompanies more overt assault (according to PMC).

A High Wycombe domestic abuser has been found guilty of coercive and controlling behaviour. Luke Emms, 38, is due to be sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on February 26, 2026. He was found guilty on ...

Coercive control almost always accompanies intimate partner violence (IPV), but IPV doesn’t need to accompany coercive control to effectively gain power and dominance over an intimate partner.

A Wigan 39-year-old is alleged to have subjected a woman to a near-long abusive relationship before attacking her and ...

The third week of the Ryan Giggs trial continues on Tuesday, with the record 13-time Premier League champion accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his now ex-girlfriend. The former ...

In an intimate relationship, the harmful effects of coercive abuse can often be missed by those enduring—it as well as their therapists. Unlike physical violence which is criminalized with laws and ...

I’ve heard women describe years of psychological torture. Partners who controlled what they wore, who they spoke to, how they spent every penny. Men who monitored phones, isolated them from family and ...

A 39-year-old man has been charged with coercive behaviour towards and the manslaughter of a woman who died almost five years ago. Officers have also charged Daniel Birtwistle with six counts of ...

Joseph Thomas, 37, was jailed for 20 months at Basildon Crown Court after being acquitted of rape but convicted of coercive and ...