domestic

Will you know when to stop this Christmas?

The Christmas party season is almost upon us and police are encouraging anyone attending festivities to stay in control and know their limits when it comes to alcohol.

Work parties, festive drinks and family celebrations are all part of the Christmas fun but sadly alcohol-related incidents such as domestic abuse, assault, criminal damage, rape and antisocial behaviour increase during...

Domestic abuse isn’t always between partners

It’s easy to assume that domestic abuse is an issue that only affects partners or ex-partners within a relationship. However, an increasingly more common form of abuse, with potentially devastating results, is set to challenge those inherent beliefs.

Since 2011, in Devon alone, there have been two domestic homicide cases where the murderer is in fact the victim’s child. The child in...

Appeal for witnesses to domestic incident

Police are appealing for witnesses to a domestic incident in Plymouth city centre on Wednesday 5 March.

At around midday, a man in his early 20s approached a woman with a young child and started shouting at her.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the incident in New George Street.

A 21-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of a causing...