Episode 23
Coronaviolence: domestic abuse in a lockdown
For victims of domestic abuse, home is not a place of safety; and to be locked in with an abuser is a nightmare.
The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson
April 2, 202025m 50s
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Show Notes
One of the unavoidable consequences of the coronavirus lockdown is that it traps women and children with their abusers. And for women seeking to escape, the routes out may be closed. Even making a phone call for help may be impossible. Basia Cummings has been talking to people trying to help victims of domestic abuse in unimaginably difficult circumstances.
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