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Domestic abuse is rarely a one-off incident, it is a pattern of abusive and controlling behaviour through which the abuser exerts power and control over their victim.

Physical Abuse

Domestic abuse can take many different forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological/emotional abuse and financial abuse.

Physical abuse describes many different types of physical violence, assault and harm.

Physical abuse includes:

  • Hitting
  • Punching
  • Kicking
  • Scratching
  • Slapping
  • Biting
  • Scalding
  • Pulling hair
  • Poking
  • Pinching
  • Pushing
  • Shoving
  • Burning
  • Setting alight
  • Binding limbs
  • Tripping over
  • Choking
  • Beating
  • Cutting
  • Imprisonment
  • Starvation
  • Forced feeding
  • Using weapons
  • Deliberate dehydration
  • Twisting arms
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Stabbing
  • Shooting
  • Drowning
  • Torture
  • Attempted murder
  • Murder
  • Bruising
  • Scalding
  • Starving

Domestic abuse may increase when a person experiencing abuse tries to end the relationship, on separation or divorce or, during pregnancy and following the birth of a child. Domestic abuse has a harmful, sometimes even life threatening, impact on the mental wellbeing of those affected.