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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Anna Falkenmire

'Tells a horrible story': how many DV protection orders are breached in Hunter

Lisa Ronneberg, regional collaborations coordinator for Hunter Domestic and Family Violence Consortium. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

SURVIVORS of domestic and family violence across the Hunter are being put at further risk by perpetrators breaching protection orders, experts say.

Statistics released by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) on Wednesday reveal the alarming amount of Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) being broken across the state.

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