Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds

The charity Surviving Economic Abuse says 4.2 million women in the UK experience financial abuse every year. Photograph: AAP

Economic abuse from a partner contributes to one death from homicide or suicide every 19 days, a charity has found.

Surviving Economic Abuse (Sea) said economic abuse from an intimate partner was a factor in more than half of deaths related to domestic abuse but was often misunderstood or overlooked.