Women who suffer domestic abuse three times as likely to attempt suicide

Some women who die by suicide may be ‘hidden victims’ of domestic abuse, said Agenda Alliance. Photograph: Olena Holubova/Alamy

Women who suffer domestic abuse are three times more likely than their peers to try to take their own life, new research reveals.

Those who have experienced sexual abuse within a relationship have an even higher risk of suicide, and are seven times more likely to have attempted to end their life.