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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Half of women ‘not confident’ police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims

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Half of women are not confident that police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims, a new study has found.

The report led by Victim Support, shared exclusively with The Independent, discovered that 54 per cent of women lack confidence that the police will properly investigate their reports of domestic abuse, while 50 per cent said the same in regard to sexual offences.

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