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Jacob Shteyman

New support for domestic violence sufferers amid crisis

A new Adelaide facility will support women escaping domestic violence, amid calls for an inquiry. (Jacob Shteyman/AAP PHOTOS)

For women experiencing domestic violence, seeking help can often be more dangerous than doing nothing.

When Shelly Jones realised she had to escape her abusive husband she was confronted by a dilemma: stay and remain in his sphere of overbearing control or leave and risk violent retribution to herself, her children and her unborn child? 

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