Victims of controlling and coercive behaviour can often suffer violence and threats which often takes place during the course of a domestic relationship. This behaviour can include assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten the victim
Guidance defines controlling behaviour as a range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and/or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, exploiting their resources and capacities for personal gain, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance and escape and regulating their everyday behaviour.
Victims of such behaviour are often subjected to violent attacks but remain in relationships because they have been gaslighted to believe that the behaviour was their fault and they deserved it. Here is a list of men who have appeared in front of Welsh courts for controlling and coercive behaviour.
