Second lockdown more challenging for domestic abuse victims
This second lockdown may be more challenging for people on the receiving end of domestic abuse.
That s from Paula Gelling of Victim Support, a charity that provides help and advice in relation to all crimes.
During last year s lockdown, Manx police reported a 145% rise in incidents.
Mrs Gelling says it can be a difficult time:
Two charities which provide assistance to sufferers of domestic abuse, Victim Support and Women s Aid, told Manx Radio during the first lockdown, they actually noticed a reduction in calls to their helplines.
Thelma Lomax of Women s Aid, who run the women s refuge on the Isle of Man, explained why: