Brian Gay, Thunderbirds share in support of Mia’s Miracles February 03, 2021
Following his fifth career PGA TOUR win at the Bermuda Championship, Brian Gay and the Thunderbirds made a donation to Mia’s Miracles. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
For Brian Gay, it was a very quick decision.
A nondecision, really.
In November, following his fifth career PGA TOUR win at the Bermuda Championship, Gay received a congratulatory letter from the Thunderbirds – host organization of this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open – saying they would be making a donation to the charity of his choosing.
Gay and his wife, Kimberly, immediately thought of Camilo Villegas, a four-time TOUR winner. Villegas – a University of Florida product, like Gay – and his wife, Maria, had recently laid their daughter, Mia, to rest. Mia was just 22 months old. Not long after her passing, the Villegas family started a foundation in her name, Mi
Domestic abuse rose by 10% in a year, although overall crime was down during the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures show.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 842,813 domestic abuse-related offences were recorded by police forces in England and Wales in the year ending September 2020 – up from 769,611 the previous year.
It comes as domestic abuse commissioner Nicole Jacobs told MPs the current situation for victims during lockdown was “extremely serious”.
Safeguarding minister Victoria Atkins said the Government has been clear victims can leave their homes under current coronavirus restrictions.
(PA Graphics)
“It is vital that those at risk of domestic abuse know that help and support is out there and they are not alone,” she said.
Domestic abuse rose by 10% in a year, although overall crime was down during the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures show.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 842,813 domestic abuse-related offences were recorded by police forces in England and Wales in the year ending September 2020 – up from 769,611 the previous year.
It comes as domestic abuse commissioner Nicole Jacobs told MPs the current situation for victims during lockdown was “extremely serious”.
Safeguarding minister Victoria Atkins said the Government has been clear victims can leave their homes under current coronavirus restrictions.
(PA Graphics)
“It is vital that those at risk of domestic abuse know that help and support is out there and they are not alone,” she said.
Domestic abuse soared 10 per cent in lockdown official statistics show
842,813 domestic abuse-related offences were recorded by police forces in England and Wales in the year ending September 2020
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Domestic abuse rose by 10% in a year, although overall crime was down during the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures show.
DOMESTIC abuse rose by 10 per cent in a year, although overall crime was down during the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures show. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 842,813 domestic abuse-related offences were recorded by police forces in England and Wales in the year ending September 2020 - up from 769,611he previous year. Last March, life as we knew it completely changed as the UK was plunged into a national lockdown which rose concerns over domestic abuse victims. Since then, the country has been plunged into more lockdowns and tier systems and support networks have had to adapt to adhere to social distancing guidelines.