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Alex Mitchell

First coercive control cases as cops confront DV deluge

NSW Police receive one domestic violence-related call every four minutes. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Nearly a dozen police investigations have begun into coercive control allegations lodged in the first week since the behaviour was criminalised in NSW.

As Australia grapples with a domestic-violence crisis that has included women and children being killed in shocking incidents, NSW police are battling an overwhelming caseload.

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